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Was I wrong about the moon landing photos being faked?
I used to be pretty skeptical about those Apollo moon landing photos... always thought the shadows looked off and the stars were missing. But after watching a documentary that broke down the lighting conditions on the lunar surface, I started to change my mind. The lack of stars actually makes sense because of the bright sun and camera settings. Anyone else have a photo they doubted at first but later found out was legit?
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leow9025d ago
Good grief, you just knocked me for a loop with that missing stars thing. I never even thought about that being a camera setting issue. All those years I just assumed it was some big cover up because the sky looked so empty. It really is a lot simpler than the conspiracy folks make it out to be, just basic photography. That documentary sounds like it did a better job explaining things than most of what I've seen. I guess I need to go back and look at those old photos with fresh eyes now.
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And what got me is the whole "same shadow" argument people always throw around. They never account for the fact that you can have multiple light sources on the moon, like sunlight bouncing off the lunar surface and even the astronauts' suits themselves (you know, like how a bright white wall can throw light back at you). It's not like there's a soft blue sky or clouds to scatter the light, so those secondary reflections create these weird, complex shadow patterns that our brains aren't used to seeing. That documentary must have been good because most stuff just glosses over that physics part.
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