we can see images right across space, but is there any images from telescopes of the flag on the moon?

Answer 1

telescopes on earth cant see it;

Answer 2

i once read an article about our capabilities to see objects on the moon. It featured a calculation why hubble isn't able to make photos at this distance.
In fact there is no telescope capable imaging the surface of the moon, cause it must be a special design just for this cause, and building such a thingy is far too expensive just for the curiosity of mankid trying to figure if we were really there.
Nasa is developping the 'Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter' which may have the photographic capabilities making pictures. Theres a high chance that this will happen since its planned to have new manned missions to the moon.
besides
according to an interview with .. (was it Buzz Aldrin ?) the flag is no more standing, since the blast from the ascent engine blew it away.. sooo wherever the flag is.. we gonna see in some years

Answer 3

No telescope in the world is big enough to see something that small at that distance. It may seem close compared to a distant galaxy, but it is still a quarter of a million miles away and the flags are only a couple feet wide. Distant galaxies are only visible due to their unimaginably large size.

You can see the Sun 93,000,000 miles away with just your eyes, but you cannot read the name on the street sign 5 blocks down the road. That is because the Sun is really big. So, telescopes can see galaxies millions of light years away but not the flags on the Moon only because the galaxies are so big. In fact a septillion times bigger than a flag. Yes, a septillion is a real number. It is:
1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
And yes, I did the math and that is how much bigger a galaxy is compared to a flag.

Answer 4

Even though we can't see the American Flags on the lunar surface, we know they're still there 'cause without an atmosphere they wouldn't degrade. Therefore, whenever my Boy Scouts needed to salute the flag while camping, we used to just face the moon and salute the 6 flags still there (Apollo 11-17 minus 13).

Answer 5

To small of an object to see at that distance with any telescope on earth or in space. You would need a spy satellite orbiting the moon to get the resolution to see objects this small.

Answer 6

Earth-based telescopes don't have the ability of to see something that small so far away.
I'm wondering if the Hubble telescope might be able to see it?
A telescope on a satellite orbiting the moon would be able to see it.

Answer 7

The objects photographed in deep space have larger angular size than the flag on the moon, though the flag is nearer, those objects are a whole lot bigger.

Answer 8

Vacum of space/no atmosphere on the moon would suggest,no,to your Q.
But if we can see the Great Wall of China,from space?
Once the japanese probe to the moon comes back we should ,see the Flag(it is going to that specfic place).
P.S probably spelt Japanese wrong.

Answer 9

Pretty question!
They even left a rover on the moon,right?
If they take a pic of it,will stop the "blame" that men was never been on the moon!(let's hope they won't use "paint" to modify the pics)!

Huston,we've an asnwer!;)

Answer 10

Bit like looking for a needle in a giant haystack !!.