- Hardcover: 236 pages
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (Jun 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0375406344
- ISBN-13: 978-0375406348
- Product Dimensions: 29.7 x 2.6 x 29.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,119,258 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The most thrilling of all journeys--the missions of the Apollo astronauts to the surface of the Moon and back--yielded 32,000 extraordinarily beautiful photographs, the record of a unique human achievement. Until recently, only a handful of these photographs had been released for publication; but now, for the first time, NASA has allowed a selection of the master negatives and transparencies to be scanned electronically, rendering the sharpest images of space that we have ever seen. Michael Light has woven 129 of these stunningly clear images into a single composite voyage, a narrative of breathtaking immediacy and authenticity that begins with the launch and is followed by a walk in space, an orbit of the Moon, a lunar landing and exploration, and a return to Earth with an orbit and splashdown.
Graced by five 45-inch-wide gatefolds that display the lunar landscape, from above the surface and at eye level, in unprecedented detail and clarity, Full Moon conveys on each page the excitement, disorientation, and awe that the astronauts themselves felt as they were shot into space and then as they explored an alien landscape and looked back at their home planet from hundreds of thousands of miles away.
Published on the thirtieth anniversary of Apollo 11--the first landing on the Moon--this remarkable and mesmerizing volume is, like the voyages it commemorates and re-creates, an experience both intimate and monumental.
Graced by five 45-inch-wide gatefolds that display the lunar landscape, from above the surface and at eye level, in unprecedented detail and clarity, Full Moon conveys on each page the excitement, disorientation, and awe that the astronauts themselves felt as they were shot into space and then as they explored an alien landscape and looked back at their home planet from hundreds of thousands of miles away.
Published on the thirtieth anniversary of Apollo 11--the first landing on the Moon--this remarkable and mesmerizing volume is, like the voyages it commemorates and re-creates, an experience both intimate and monumental.
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
The images of the 20th Century.
30 Oct 1999
Format:Hardcover
Yes, Michael Light could have chosen better known photgraphs. Yes, Michael Light could have supplied NASA Index numbers for each photo. Yes, Michael Light could have done many things differently.
What Michael Light has produced is one of the most stunning collections of photographs I have ever seen in a single volume. I have sat looking at these images and found it hard to drag myself away. The stark monochromatic beauty of the moon together with the fragile humanity embodied in the astronauts has been exposed in a way I have never seen before.
I cannot understand why NASA has never made better use of its image library in bringing to the attention of the public its space program. If a picture paints a thousand words then this volume would take a lifetime to read.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Absolutely Stunning!
4 Dec 1999
Format:Hardcover
Who cares about words with a book like this! Full Moon is the greatest book ever and it has no text at all (except for the author, copywrite, et cetera...) Michael Light chose the most fascinating pictures of the history of our moon and told the most accurate history of the moon through it, better than any other book could. Every photograph in this book takes a lifetime to look at. And as someone else said, "If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this book would take a lifetime to read." Very true. Buy this book ASAP and cherish it forever!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Astronauts As Outstanding Photographers? Who Knew!
7 Feb 2000
Format:Hardcover
I have read most of the books about manned space flight published to date. Although several of these books are outstanding, and provide an in-depth perspective that can only be expressed through the written word, none of them gives me the virtual moon-trip experience that this beautifully constructed book does.
It's not just a book of beautiful photographs (and they are beautiful). There is appropriate text that accompanies the photos in a separate section. The very large photos are printed with NO text on the page to detract from the scenes displayed. Descriptive text is provided at the end of the book along with accompanying thumb-nail prints of the photos.
Whatever NASA invested in educating the astronauts in photography paid-off. I'd love to see more!
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