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Old 30-09-2010, 05:20 PM
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Buzz Aldrin in Sydney 6th Oct

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Originally Posted by Australian Geographic
PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN FOOTAGE OF of the historic Apollo 11 moonwalk will be shown exclusively at the 2010 Australian Geographic Society Awards in Sydney on 6 October, where former astronaut Buzz Aldrin will be the guest of honour.
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The long-forgotten video recording was uncovered during a decade-long search for the original video recordings of the moonwalk, and involved lengthy detective work and clandestine meetings, says astronomer and telescope operator John Sarkissian from the CSIRO at Parkes, who headed up the search.
Story here including link to YouTube clip of digitally remastered footage -
http://www.australiangeographic.com....lk-footage.htm

John Sarkissian provided an entertaining presentation on the search for the missing
Apollo 11 tapes at Border Stargaze in 2009.
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