[Wavytone]

Alex, there is a better book.

The Apollo astronauts carried Hasselblad cameras and NASA has faithfully kept the original films to this day.

The only fine art reproductions to date were published in the book “Full Moon” by Michael Light who remains the only person permitted to laser scan the original films and produce a really beautiful, rare book which was published by Jonathan Cape using the highest printing process available. This is now a serious collectible - and yes I do have a copy.

There are several aspects to this book but several things really stand out. The book tells the story from launch, into earth orbit, spacewalks, then off to the moon and ultimately Neil Armstrong’s landing, the return to earth and splashdown, plus more from the subsequent missions. Put all this together and there is simply no way it was faked.

Secondly the superb resolution of the images - far better than any other reproductions I’ve seen after 48 years. When you see these again you realise it cannot be other than the real thing for all sorts of reasons.

There are numerous panoramas assembled digitally that fold out 3-5 pages wide to show the extent of the vista confronting the astronauts. These are unique, as far as I know.

The book also contains many images never published before and when you see these they go a long way to filling in the story.

As one who watched the 1969 landing live, and Neil Armstrong stepping out frankly I’m also of the view that any moron with the hide to suggest it was faked deserves an appropriate response - it is simply an outrageous insult that deserves a firm punch on the snout.