the new cilla black advert on tv look at the picture of the moon landing , i hope its not my eye sight but are the two shadows pointing in different directions? could this be possible! or was it part of the so called moon landing conspiricy. have a look and see what you think. TTFN
2007-09-23 03:22:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
not everyone beleves but it dosnt make a person thick its called been open minded and not following the crowd or in some cases here sheep.
2007-09-23 08:51:10 · update #1
If the Moon is in sunlight you will have two shadows one from the sunlight and another from light reflected and refracted from Earth.
2007-09-23 04:24:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes humans walked on the moon
No there is not a conspiracy
Remember that we can't even keep secret the simplest politician's transgression - so why would anyone think that a huge project like a moon landing can be kept secret
the multiple shadows pointing in different directions can happen on earth as well for a number of reasons - it is normal physics
i) sun is low on the horizon and the landcape is not flat - so the shadow appear to point in different directions
ii) earthshine - ie a second source of light (or in our case on earth moon shine)
iii) reflections from the landscape - a closer light source
2007-09-23 10:52:36 · answer #2 · answered by elentophanes 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Two different objects lit by one light source will each cast one shadow, but each of the shadows will point in different directions if the ground is not smooth and flat. If there are 2 light sources, each object will cast to shadows. You can test this yourself by setting up two things on an uneven surface (like a blanket draped over some books or whatever) and shining one light at them and looking at the shadows. The shine two lights on them. You will see what I mean.
2007-09-23 11:36:50 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Photographs are a 2D image. The area of the Moon where just about all of the Apollo pictures were take was not flat. It's not apparent in those pictures how rugged the surface was. The shadows cast differently in hilly or rugged terrain then in a flat area.
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The sun was relatively low in the sky during most all of the Apollo landings. It was timed that way to take advantage of shadows when landing and somewhat reduced surface temperatures.
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2007-09-23 11:26:53 · answer #4 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Of course there are two shadows--you had both the Sun and the Earth in the sky--and the Earth--seen from the Moon--is about 15-20 times as bright as the moon is as seen from Earth.
A simple aned obvious physicl fact known to anyone but mentally incompentant "conspiracy theorists: if you have two bright light sources, you get two shadows.
2007-09-23 12:12:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
It´s called perspective. Take a look at railroad tracks. They seem to be non parallel converging in some distant point. They don´t however. It just looks that way because of perspective.
2007-09-23 13:42:33 · answer #6 · answered by DrAnders_pHd 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Its an advert, anything else doesn't matter and the moon landing did take place.
2007-09-23 10:33:31 · answer #7 · answered by focus 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Ask our Cilla.
2007-09-23 10:29:35 · answer #8 · answered by Superdude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ground isn't level.
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/tv/foxapollo.html#parallel
2007-09-23 10:41:34 · answer #9 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Sure Makes you wonder
2007-09-23 14:15:52 · answer #10 · answered by Chris 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋