The sky cleared up from being cloudy in the space of an hour, leaving a great "red sky in the morning, astronaut's warning"!
Last day on the Moon for Apollo 12 - in 7 hours' time 50 years ago, they would be blasting off home!
This was last and only time that Bean and Conrad set foot on the Moon, although they returned to space later on Skylab. And this was Gordon's final mission, but at least he's orbited the Moon, which is more than most of us have ever done!
Time 06:29 & 07:20.
Distance 230,276 miles.
Waning crescent phase.
185 degrees S compass point (azimuth).
Altitude 51.0 degrees.
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