One of the arguments that people have for saying the moon landing was a fake is the fact that you don't see any stars in the video of it. There's a scientific explanation for it but I can't remember what it is.
2007-06-14 01:23:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
This is a prime example of why people believe in myths such as global warming. They believe that the moon landing was a myth, they believe in 9/11 conspricay theories, ect. All of this twisted thinking indicates mental illness, which can only deteriorate if the person doesn't get therapy.
2007-06-14 01:26:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Elementary photography. The sunlight on the surface on the Moon was very bright. Also the astronauts wore suits which were mostly white. This meant that a lot of reflected light from the ground and from the suits and other things like the lunar modules was entering the camera, depending on what it was pointed at. Therefore the diaphragm of the camera was stopped down to avoid overexposing the film and exposures were short. The relatively weak light of distant stars did not (always) register on the film.
A few shots do show a few stars when the photograph showed mostly sky/space.
2007-06-14 08:33:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Stars are very faint objects, even if you take the atmosphere out of the equation. To properly expose stars requires exposures of at least half a minute, preferably longer. However, to properly expose a sunlit scene, such as the lunar surface during the Apollo missions, requires exposures measured in hundredths of seconds. If you keep the shutter open long enough for stars to register on the film the foreground will be washed out. Properly expose the foreground and the stars will simply be too faint to register on the film.
The people who claim this is proof of hoaxing haven't done much research. All photos of sunlit objects in space show a totally black sky. Watch video from the shuttle flight in progress at the moment: no stars. Look at Voyager's pictures of Neptune: no stars. It is elementary photography.
2007-06-14 09:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by Jason T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I remember my science classes from the olden days, I think it has to do with the fact that the moon has no atmosphere. The way stars appear to us on Earth has a magnification effect. On the moon they are probably visible by eye, but are just tiny pinpoints and don't show up on film because of the overpowering light from the Earth reflecting sunlight.
Either that, or the Green Cheese Mafia had them all rubbed out....
2007-06-14 08:43:25 · answer #4 · answered by Dopey E 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the camera's aperture had been set open enough to see stars, the sunlight reflecting off of the moon and astronauts would have been blinding.
2007-06-14 08:32:24 · answer #5 · answered by eggman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The camera had to be stopped down so that the much brighter items being photographed didn't wash out (lose contrast) when the film was developed.
Doug
2007-06-14 08:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun was shining which obscured any light from stars. Also the cameras were set for daylight exposure.
2007-06-14 08:27:04 · answer #7 · answered by Tsumego 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the light given off from the moon is probably why you couldn't see the stars
2007-06-14 08:30:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋