Astronaut Scientific Debriefings, 1962-1963

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Schirra - Yeso
Now as we progressed in time to the second
drawing, the sun has now really set and the reds and yellows
(in the drawing)
are fine ooo now just getting the afterlight
ooo that 9 s the ragged effect I saw o ooo
Schirra - This isn 1 t as thick as that grey to black band
as I saw it o
We are stuck with a small circle (radius of
curvature used in the drawing) and I had a big circle.
Dubi n - Okayp could you re - draw it on the board the way you
saw it?
Schirra - Al l it is is a straight line with a slight curvature
to it o
I had a broad angle of view, but the whole thing is
flattened out o
I don 9 t see that much curvature at allo
O' Keefe - (to Mrso Cameron)
Put in that remark about this
band is too narrow?
Schirra - This is too wideo (indicating drawing)
It would be
the grey to black (band)o
Shoemaker - It faded out more rapidly in proportion to the
white band?
Schirra - It was definitely not something you would like to
make with a compass o
Cameron - Narrower and wider ooo I tried to indicate that, but
as to scalep I didn ' t ooo I was just trying
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0 8 Keefe -
We made a first try at it ooo
Schirra -
(Reading in the Blue Book) "I will bring up the
fingertip light o"
This will clue you o This will make it