0900 Through Protective Goggles on the USS Appalachian
![The bomb blast reflected in goggle lenses The bomb blast reflected in goggle lenses](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/operation-crossroads-bikini-atoll/0900-through-protective-goggles-on-the-uss-appalachian/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1498846453292.jpg)
USS Appalachian (AGC-1) was the press ship from which most of the observers watched the bombs. Goggles were worn during the initial phase of the explosion--when the fireball was brighter than the sun--but then taken off later as the protective glass was too dark to view the rest of the bomb phenomena.
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