Has anyone done this? can we see anything on the moon from earth?
2007-05-12 12:57:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The largest and most accurate telescope in operation now have a resolving power able to make out a football stadium sized feature on the moon as a single pixel. The flag is about 500 times smaller in all directions, so short answer is: no.
2007-05-12 13:12:04 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Mars orbiter, in basic terms approximately a hundred miles above the exterior of Mars, became right into slightly waiting to take a image of one of the six-foot-huge rovers. It appeared like a dot. The Moon is 1 / 4 million miles faraway from us. And the Apollo touchdown web content are all close to the middle of our view, so we are going to be looking promptly down, element on, at those flags. The LEM bases may be an much less complicated purpose, yet not via a lot.
2016-12-11 07:47:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The biggest telescopes in the world cannot see anything that small on the Moon.
2007-05-12 14:34:05 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An interesting question. The stars and stripes on the flag have features which you'd recognise if you could resolve objects 1 cm. in diameter from a distance of 400 000km. The ratio of the aperture of your telescope to the wavelength of visible light would need to be about the same as this ratio. 500 nm. is about the wavelength of visible light. This is 1/20000 cm., so your telescope mirror or lens would need to be 1/20000 of 400000km., which is 20 km. diameter.
2007-05-12 13:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The moon is about 250,000 miles away from us. We can't see anything as small as a flag..
2007-05-12 14:18:40 · answer #5 · answered by Vinegar Taster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but there are reflective dishes left by astronauts (yes really) that we can shine laser beams on. By analyzing the reflected laser light one can determine (with insane accuracy) the distance to the moon.
Check it it here==>http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/21jul_llr.htm
2007-05-12 13:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by eggman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is possible since we're able to view Saturn with a telescope... It would be interesting also to discover that wherever you look, there's no flag, meaning man never landed on the moon! ;)
2007-05-12 13:37:46 · answer #7 · answered by robotomisation 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I suppose you could if you had a powerful telescope, but those are hard to come by unless you have a telescope shop near you
2007-05-12 13:01:06 · answer #8 · answered by lalunamel 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NONONONONONO!!!! That is like saying, "can I go to the moon and take a picture of myself!" It aint possible!
2007-05-12 14:44:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeah sure! go out and take a picture with a digital camera and then zoom all the way in :-)
2007-05-12 13:26:06 · answer #10 · answered by hahajenna 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋