Were stars visible from the surface of the moon?
Why don't the pictures of the lunar landing show stars in the background?
2007-02-20 11:35:19 · 6 answers · asked by Skeptic 7 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
On the lunar surface the astronauts' cameras were loaded with low-speed film and set to expose for bright sunlight, for a fraction of a second. Even the brightest stars would require exposures of many seconds. That would have drastically overexposed any scenes of the astronauts, their lander and the Moon itself. A properly exposed photo made on the day side of the Moon just like one taken here on Earth of a brightly lit playing field at night wouldn't record any stars.
2007-02-20 12:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Apollo astronauts didn't return with pictures of stars and galaxies because they are visible on earth.
2007-02-20 20:32:18 · answer #2 · answered by aldrin m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ah there are a lot of pictures with Earth in the background. Maybe they were busy photographing the moon? Or maybe it was daytime on the moon, do you see a lot of star during daytime where you live?
2007-02-20 19:43:31 · answer #3 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the moon landing never happened. We have never been to the moon. It was all staged in a Hollywood movie studio. If we had been to the moon you would also be able to see some of the vehicles and equipment still there with telescopes or at least the hubble. Also there are pictures of 1 rock having 2 shadows and other evidence like that. It never happened.
2007-02-20 19:48:17 · answer #4 · answered by P01NT MAN 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Because it never occurred to them that anybody would be such an utter and total moron as to seriously believe the moon landings never happened.
Bad planning, I know.
2007-02-20 22:11:55 · answer #5 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read up:
http://www.clavius.org/
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2007-02-20 20:39:17 · answer #6 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋