Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Oh, it's not really bad.

Michael Collins (CMP)

This TV cable is getting in the way.

Buzz Aldrin (LMP)

The only problem, Charlie, is these TV stagehands don't know where they stand.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Well, you got to really have a union card, there. We can't really complain too much, I guess.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Apollo 11, Houston. Do you have a little white dot in the bottom of your monitor—TV monitor? Over.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Roger. I guess part of the camera's been burnt out down there. These are really beautiful pictures now, Buzz. Over. Real clear.

Buzz Aldrin (LMP)

Okay. We might have got just a little bit of Sun in there. Is it just one small white dot?

Michael Collins (CMP)

We went up in the tunnel checking the roll angle, Charlie, and it's 2.05 degrees.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Roger. Copy. 2.05 on the roll CAL.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. The tunnel looks pretty clear to us. Somebody going up there now. Over.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

It's Mike checking his connectors up there now.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. The lighting up in there looks very good to us at this time. Over.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

I think that's mostly the camera. It—it's subdued to say the least.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Roger. It's pretty—It's gathering pretty well to us. We see everything quite clearly up in there.

Michael Collins (CMP)

Well, the docking latches look good today just like they did yesterday. Everything up in there looks just fine.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

That sounds fine to us. Over.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. We can even read the decals up there on the LM hatch.

Buzz Aldrin (LMP)

Well, let me zoom it up and see how much you can read.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

We can see the LM umbilical connection quite well there, Buzz. We see you zooming in on one of the decals now. It's, “To reset, unlatch handle; latch behind grip and pull back two full strokes.” That's about all we can make out.

Buzz Aldrin (LMP)

Hey, you get an A-plus.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Thank you very much, sir. At least I passed my eye test.

Buzz Aldrin (LMP)

I'm standing 6 feet from it, Charlie, and you can read it better than I can. There's something wrong with the system.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

That's a real good view of the LM hatch handle there, 11. Over.

Neil Armstrong (CDR)

Looks like we'll be ready to go into the LM early if that's okay with you all down there.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Roger. It's fine with us, Neil. Go ahead anytime you wish. Over.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. The white spot you see on your monitor, our TV people say it is a burn spot; but they expect it to dissipate after a couple of hours. Over.

Michael Collins (CMP)

Okay, the dump valve is actuated.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Roger. Copy, 11. We see that very clearly. Is that you, Buzz, with your hand on it?

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

11, Houston. We're really amazed at the quality of the picture up in the tunnel. It's really superb. Over.

Buzz Aldrin (LMP)

It is, considering the amount of light up in there.

Michael Collins (CMP)

Roger. We're about to open our hatch now.

Michael Collins (CMP)

Roger. There's that same guy that, when you open up the door, why, he's waiting there for you, and he turns the lights on.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

How about that. Just like the refrigerator.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Buzz, the view in through your—by your right—left shoulder there is so good we can see the ascent engine cover, the Velcro on it, and that's about all we can make out right now.

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Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Now we can see the helmet stowage bag —

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Buzz Aldrin (LMP)

We don't see anything loose up there.

Charlie Duke (CAPCOM)

Well, great. Looks good to us. We see the helmet storage bag.