Apollo 17 Transcript, 1972

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very rhythmic fashion because the flashes come
around almost - almost on time.
And it's as we
look back at the Earth, it's up at about 11:00
about - oh, maybe 10 or 12 Earth diameters.
I
don't know whether that does you any good, but
there is something out there.
Roger.
We don't doubt it, Gene.
And we might
work out a set of gimbal angles or something here;
maybe we can get a look at it through the optics.
Okay.
And I -
I
I just want to emphasize that
it's definitely not - not one of these particles
that tends to look like a star out there. It's
something physical in the distance.
(Laughter)
Oh, yes.
thing off.
Yes, guess I am.
Okay, Gene.
If you can call up a NOUN 20 so we
know the spacecraft attitude, and if you can
reference the object you're looking at out of your
window, with - with respect to body axis and let
us look at your - your - give us a mark, somehow,
and give us your NOUN 20s, we can try and get a
tie-in and start locating - locating this object
down for you.
Okay, I'm looking it out - looking at it out the
center window - the hatch window - and I'll give
you a hack when it crosses the XX axis at the
center window; and I guess it's up maybe 45 degrees.
Okay, give us a hack and we're copying your
NOUN 20s right now.
Okay, Jack says pitched up about 30 degrees but - ­
No.
45, because ­
Yes, he agrees. It's 45 degrees pitched up, and
I'll give you a hack when it crosses the XX axis.
Okay ­