Was the apollo moon landing fake? (someone else asking with their proof)

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Jul 21, 2003 | 08:53 AM

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mav

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I just saw Elvis.

Jul 21, 2003 | 08:59 AM

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Kodokan_4

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Fear Itself
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Okay, I am no expert, but I'll give you my understanding.

Jul 21, 2003 | 09:17 AM

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Tedow

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Originally posted by Kodokan_4
I'm not saying that you are wrong, because I really don't know the answer, but I know that in the morning, when I look up at the sky, even though it is somewhat bright, I can still see the Moon, and Venus (which looks like a bright star). Also, check out the pic. The background (atmosphere?) is not bright- it's pitch black!! There doesn't seem to be any reflected light, otherwise there would be a bright "sky."

I'm not trying to say that landing on the moon is real, or a fake. I'm just trying to gain an understanding of something that doesn't make sense to my undereducated little brain!

-Pete

Well perhaps my understanding isn't good enough to properly explain it. Perhaps my understanding of why you don't see lights in the city is just plain wrong. But either way, here's probably a better explanation for why there are no stars visible in the moon photos: they are simply not bright enough to show up on the film. The photos were taken in "daylight" conditions, so the film exposure time is going to be very short, just as if you were taking a normal photograph on earth. Short exposure time means that dim objects will not show up. Hence, no stars. The exact same phenomenon can be seen very easily here on earth: take your camera outside at night and take a picture without a flash. What do you see? Blackness. There is not enough light to expose the film with a short exposure time. So...atmosphere or no, you will not see stars in photographs taken on the sunny side of the moon.

Jul 21, 2003 | 09:28 AM

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The Unabageler

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unless there's a "terran eclipse," otherwise known to us earth dwellers as a lunar eclipse

Jul 21, 2003 | 10:34 AM

#45

w1ngman

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by tapout2000
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7. The flags shadow goes behind the rock so doesn't match the dark line in the foreground, which looks like a line cord. So the shadow to the lower right of the spaceman must be the flag. Where is his shadow?

Jul 21, 2003 | 10:51 AM

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Fear Itself

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Again, this is just my take. In the morning you can see the moon and Venus, not stars. From the moon you could see Earth. The light is reflected off the surface of the moon but the atmosphere is too thin to refract this light into a color, like it is here on Earth.

Also, Tedow makes a good point, the shutter speed was probably on the fast side so that movement would not be blurred. That would also inhibit dim light from showing up in the photos.

David

Jul 21, 2003 | 10:59 AM

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MrForgetable

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by TrojanHorse
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Going to the moon and poking around in orbit a few times does not exactly constitute "exploring space".