I was only 15 years old when this event took place. we lived out in the country at the time and I had a magnifying glass for looking at the stars. I remember looking at the neat shapes in the moon as well. On this mission, with the Apollo 11, I went outside at night too look at the moon, and I was surprised. I could not see the men on the moon or what they were doing, but what really caught my eye was the straight and steady line of the Apollo capsule as it went across the surface of the moon. That was a site for 15-year-old to behold, and I’ve never forgotten it. I never will as it was incredible. So here’s a token that I recently picked up in the collection I bought to commemorate this event.
I was ten when they landed on the moon. I remember the neighbor coming over to watch as she did not have a TV.
You got it. It was just a black dot that moved straight across the face of the moon in a straight line at a steady pace.
I don't have an Apollo 11 token, but I've got one representing 20 years after man first walked in the moon (I know, if he did?). I was stationed at Ft. Bliss, TX at the time. Sat up most of the night to watch it on a black and white 13" TV that I bought used for $6.00. Hey, money was tight, then. Put it outside so the neighbors could watch it too. I know, TMI, but that just brought up a lot of old memories, lol.
