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| − | There has been speculation that the Apollo moon landing missions never actually took place, that it was a hoax filmed in a Hollywood studio. Supporting this interpretation is the fact that the American flag placed on the Moon should not wave, though it appears it does. Also, no stars appear in the lunar sky in photographs supposedly taken on the Moon, as they would be expected to do. Moreover, the shadows in the photographs run in different directions, rather than parallel, as if the sun were not the source of light. <ref>http://primeline-america.com/moon-ldg/</ref> | + | There has been speculation that the Apollo moon landing missions never actually took place, that it was a hoax filmed in a Hollywood studio. Supporting this interpretation is the fact that the American flag placed on the Moon should not wave, though it appears it does. Also, no stars appear in the lunar sky in photographs supposedly taken on the Moon, as they would be expected to do. Moreover, the shadows in the photographs run in different directions, rather than parallel, as if the sun were not the source of light. <ref>http://primeline-america.com/moon-ldg/</ref> Each of these points have an explination however. The falg waved because it was being screwed into the ground by the astronauts and it continued to move longer with no atmosphere to slow it down. No stars appear in the sky both because, it was to bright (the landing being during the lunar day) and because the camera's shutter speed was to fast to allow the light from the starts to show up on the film. Finally, the shadows are not parallel because the lunar topography created optical illusions causing the shadows to appear skewed |
[[NASA]] denies this, claiming that it can be conclusively demonstrated scientifically that the astronauts really went to the moon, for example, by analyzing the ages and composition of the rocks brought back by the astronauts. <ref>[http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast23feb_2.htm , The Great Moon Hoax (NASA)]</ref> | [[NASA]] denies this, claiming that it can be conclusively demonstrated scientifically that the astronauts really went to the moon, for example, by analyzing the ages and composition of the rocks brought back by the astronauts. <ref>[http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast23feb_2.htm , The Great Moon Hoax (NASA)]</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:01, January 27, 2010
There has been speculation that the Apollo moon landing missions never actually took place, that it was a hoax filmed in a Hollywood studio. Supporting this interpretation is the fact that the American flag placed on the Moon should not wave, though it appears it does. Also, no stars appear in the lunar sky in photographs supposedly taken on the Moon, as they would be expected to do. Moreover, the shadows in the photographs run in different directions, rather than parallel, as if the sun were not the source of light. [1] Each of these points have an explination however. The falg waved because it was being screwed into the ground by the astronauts and it continued to move longer with no atmosphere to slow it down. No stars appear in the sky both because, it was to bright (the landing being during the lunar day) and because the camera's shutter speed was to fast to allow the light from the starts to show up on the film. Finally, the shadows are not parallel because the lunar topography created optical illusions causing the shadows to appear skewed
NASA denies this, claiming that it can be conclusively demonstrated scientifically that the astronauts really went to the moon, for example, by analyzing the ages and composition of the rocks brought back by the astronauts. [2]
