Keep in mind that the US Government has flown film in space for years. Photography from
spy satellites was exclusively film based for years. The satellites employed detachable
reentry vehicles for the film which were snatched in mid air over the pacific by C-130s
snagging their chutes. The last canister of film was in space for considerably longer
than
10 days. There was no discernable radiation effect.
Keep in mind that radiation is everywhere and if I remember correctly, it was around 11
counts per minute on my old Geiger counter (in upstate NY). More in other places.
Considerably more if your house is in an area with an excess of radon gas.
I would not expect any discernable effect on (even high speed) film from 10 days of
exposure to radiation in space. Keep in mind that when you travel by air, your carry on
luggage probably receives more radiation from passing through the X-Ray at the airport
than it would receive from a year in space. My personal experience is that a roll of
PJC1600, not in camera, withstood 4 passes through these X-ray machines (plus on year
in
the back of a Toyota Supra in the California sun) and still produced the photo below.
http://www.photocritique.net/g/s?zzyHLn-p29100445
Regards,
Bob...
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They swore if we gave up our weapons
that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed they sold us,
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'Stick to the devil you know.' "
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From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> mike wilson wrote:
> >
> > Put a whole new light (sorry) on the "moon photos were faked
> > in....." conspiracy theories. Ten days in space with no
> > (effective) protection should have _some_ effect on film,
> > shouldn't it?
>
> Yes, it should. But the film wasn't ten days in space with no
> effective protection; for most of the time it was protected from
> much of the radiation by several things (such as: the moon, which
> blocked half the possible directions, a fairly large magnetosphere
> blocking much of the remaining directions, and metal enclosures
> such as the spacecraft, the camera body, etc.).
> I'm sure there was some effect - probably comparable to what you
> would see if you left film lying around your house for a couple of
> years before you used it.
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