my friend doesnt believe that man landed on the moon is there anyway it can be proved if america put a flag up there can it be seen from a telescope
2007-02-27 06:43:45 · 10 answers · asked by hollybell 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
There is no telescope available today that is powerful enough (has the angular resoultion) to see the American flags on the moon.
The Hubble Telescope is our best, most sensitive telescope, and it can only resolve objects about the size of a football field on the moon (the American Flag is what, about a 3' x 5' flag? No way the Hubble will see that!). One pixel on the CCD cameras of the Hubble covers an area about 20 meters in diameter -- so even the bases of the LEMs are too small to be resolved.
2007-02-27 09:46:00 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you'll just take notice of who is disputing our moon landings, you'll find that these are people who live under bridges and collect aluminum cans for a living. The moon astronauts left something a little easier to see than a flag. They left a prism array that will reflect laser light back to the earth so that they can accurately measure the distance to the moon. I would bet that with a really good telescope and a very powerful laser, you could see a reflection from this prism array.
2007-02-27 06:59:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of the other points that are made that ignorant people think prove that the moon landings was a hoax, really shows the idiocy of such a notion.
Anyone who has just fooled around with photography on a most basic level knows that if you flooded your yard with light and then thought you could go out into that yard with a movie camera and think you are going to see stars in your shots, you will be sadly disappointed.
Yet this is one of the stupid arguments that these ignorameouses use to support their notion.
We went to the moon. Nobody even now in the 21st century could get a hoax movie into advanced computer systems that could fool hundreds of intelligent, experienced controllers for years and years.
In all this stupid hoax portrayal, nobody has ever offered an explanation of how that would be possible. One little hitch in the simulation would be picked up by the controllers in seconds. Apollo landings went on for three years.
For God's sake lets get real here. We are sick of this nonsense.
2007-02-27 08:09:24 · answer #3 · answered by nick s 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Opinion would not remember. What concerns is data. actuality: 2 adult males landed on the moon on July 20, 1969. actuality: yet another 10 adult males landed on the moon after that (between November 1969 and December 1972). actuality: hundreds of technicians and scientists have been in contact interior the U. S. area application for years in the previous the 1st moon touchdown. actuality: the those that doubt it happened weren't around on the time, they did not see the main mandatory achievment of mankind (and particular experience that they ignored an significant historic adventure. actuality: those that doubt it happened could discover ways to stay with the data.
2016-10-16 21:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have an extremely powerful telescope, prolly not....sorry to say, but they landed in one of the craters there on the moon, so the shadows would probably make it very difficult to see. Tell your friend shes an idiot, show her pictures from NASA's website, and ask an astronomy teacher. We landed on the moon, its one of the greatest things any person has done, and we are going beyond the moon now. It doesnt matter if she doesnt believe it, it happened and will again.
2007-02-27 06:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by YouKnowImRight 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It cannot be seen from a telescope. There is a HUGE debate that the whole moon landing was staged. I'm not saying the rumor is true, but it is certainly possible that it was staged.
I have faith that we really landed on the moon.
2007-02-27 06:47:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am getting very, viery tired of this (not that it matters to the rest of you).
Man landed on the moon in July of 1969 and went back 5 other times.
For an answer to everything that your "hoax" friend has to say, go to badastronomy.com and see what is said there.
Or, you can do a search here and find the hundreds of questions here about this. . .
2007-02-27 07:19:54 · answer #7 · answered by Walking Man 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
go up there and see the flag or just believe it cause its true
2007-02-27 06:47:34 · answer #8 · answered by laura 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, if we didn't when we do go there it will be proven false and America will be put to shame.
2007-02-27 08:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably not, but tell him that he is a retard!
http://groups.google.com/group/neat-astronomy?hl=en
2007-02-27 08:32:33 · answer #10 · answered by chase 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋