The Continuity GuideMoonbase Guide
by Martin Willey
The Continuity GuideIncreasingly through the series, shots of the Moon featured the photographic transparencies of the real Moon. Occasionally the photo was flipped left for right, showing the Moon in reverse.
The densely cratered southwest quadrant of the lunar nearside. This shot from Matter Of Life And Death was also seen in the alternative Year One titles.
The same densely crated Moon is also seen in Alpha Child. The large craters Tycho and Clavius are prominent features, while Mount Malapert and the lunar south pole are at lower left.
The shot also appears in The Metamorph. See an annotated version of this view of the Moon identifying the lunar features. Thanks to Marcus Lindroos.
Gerry Anderson's credit on the Year One titles is over a picture of the Moon, clearly showing the crater Plato with the Mare Imbrium below.
This shot from Ring Around The Moon is obviously the same Moon photograph as the title shot, with the Mare Frigoris above Plato.
From Black Sun, the first prominent use of a real Moon photo that would be used throughout the series. This photo, with one half of the Moon in darkness, was used repeatedly. A shot of the Moon receding through space, with a nebula streak across one corner, became a popular library shot.
The shot shows the Moon as seen from Earth, but typically upside down (the north pole is at the bottom). The Mare Crisium (Sea of Crises), normally top left, is bottom right. Half is in darkness: the depth of the darkness varies between episodes. In the dark half, the large round shape of the Mare Imbrium (Sea of Showers) can be seen, and. dimly, the Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms).
Copyright Martin Willey
