Alexey Leonov's "Near the Moon"

Alexey Leonov's "Near the Moon"


Origin	Alexey Leonov
Type	Painting
Effects	Projects a person's mind so they can see the earth from space
Downsides	Causes weightlessness
Activation	Touch
Collected by	Warehouse 13
Section	Salico-84C
Aisle	95183-2026
Shelf	8521-65344-225
Date of Collection	February 19, 1984
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Origins[]

Alexey Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut who conducted the first extravehicular activity, or space walk. His walk lasted for 12 minutes and the only way he could control his motion was by pulling his tether. Also, Leonov was an artist and brought colored pencils and paper into space, sketching the Earth. Leonov pointed out to Arthur C. Clarke that during the screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the scene that included the alignment of the moon, earth and sun looked very similar to his painting "Near the Moon".

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When touched, the painting lets a person project their mind into outer space and view the earth and surrounding cosmic neighbors. The downside is that the person's body will become weightless and can float away if not tied down.

Astronomy Artifacts
Astronomers	Clyde W. Tombaugh's Photographic Plates • Edmond Halley's Telescope • Ernst Chladni's Plate • Fritz Zwicky’s Meteor Pellets • Galileo Galilei's Astrolabe • Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers’ Telescope • Johannes Hevelius' Quadrant • Johannes Kepler's Telescope Lense • John Flamsteed's Star Catalogue • Kazimierz Kordylewski’s Telescope • Luis Alvarez's Iridium Chunk • Nicolaus Copernicus' Armillary Sphere • Tycho Brahe's Prosthetic Noses • Vera Rubin's Protractor • William Wales' Portable Observatory
Exploration Missions	American	Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Hoax Set • Apollo 13 Command Module • Apollo 15 Geologic Hammer and Falcon Feather • Chris Hadfield's Acoustic Guitar • Columbia Space Shuttle • Navigational Software from the Mars Climate Orbiter • Pete Conrad's Space Boots • Richard F. Gordon Jr's Spacesuit Helmet • Saturn V • The Fourth Astronaut • Wally Schirra’s Insignia Patches • William Safire’s Apollo 11 Speech
Soviet / Russian	Alexey Leonov's "Near the Moon" • Laika's Harness • Sputnik's Antenna • USSR Space Capsule • Valentin Bondarenko's Cotton Balls • Valeri Polyakov's Blood Pressure Cuff • Vladislav Volkov’s Spacesuit • Yuri Gagarin's Hockey Puck • Yuri Gagarin's Spacesuit • Yuri Gagarin's Lieutenant Pin
Other	Edward Makuka Nkoloso’s Oil Drum • Matroshka Experiments Mannequin
Natural Phenomenon	Samples	Chunk of the Chelyabinsk Meteor • Explosive Meteor Fragment • NWA 7034 • Piece of Halley's Comet • Star Jelly
	Solar Prominence	Donald Liebenberg's Eclipse Glasses • Évry Schatzman's Telescope • Johannes Fabricius' Camera Obscura • Obelisk from St. Peter's Basilica • Ra's Scepter • Ra's Solar Barge
	Lunar Activity	Chang'e's Buyao • Jean Chastel's Silver Gun • Li Bai’s Rosewood Wall Panels • Princess Kaguya’s Bamboo Sword • Selene's Tiara • Tobias Mayer's Reflecting Circle • Wang Zhenyi's Lunar Eclipse
	Exotic Physics	Fred Hoyle’s Rubik's Cube • George Biddell Airy Transit Instrument • Hermann Weyl's Drafting Compass • Holmdel Horn Antenna • James Chadwick's Nobel Prize • Jocelyn Bell Burnell's Chart Recorder • Johannes Kepler's Planetary Model • John Archibald Wheeler’s Newton Cradle • Karl Schwarzchild's Pocket Watch • Louis Essen's Alarm Clock
Extraterrestrial Life	Purported Sightings	Heaven's Gate Homepage • J. Allen Hynek's Telescope • William Brazel's Cowboy Hat
Extraterrestrial Life	Fictional Encounters	Bolaji Badejo's Beret • Cybermen Outfits • Dalek Costumes • Fox Mulder's 'I Want To Believe' Poster • Garrett P. Serviss' Prop Martian Gun • George Lucas' Original Prop Lightsaber • H. R. Giger's Mechanical Pencil • HAL 9000 Prop • Omnitrix Toy • Orson Welles' Microphone • Richard O'Brien's Stockings • U.S. Air Force Space Probe No. 1 • Zathura
Miscellaneous	Bill Kaysing's Feather • Carl Sagan's Jacket • Charles Fort’s Newspaper Clippings • Conrad Haas’ Nozzle • Huitzilopochtli's Sacrificial Bowl • Jack Parson's Rocket Engine • Lance Bass' Cargo Container • Maria Margaretha Kirch's Ephemeris • Piece of the Antikythera Mechanism • Qian Xuesen's Servomechanism

Alexey Leonov's "Near the Moon"

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