Man on the Moon
One of few photographs showing astronaut Neil Armstrong on the lunar surface. Since he was the first to descend from the lunar module, he took most of the photographs of the event.
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that is amazing
This is really fun. I agree it is amazing.
this moon
Is this picture really fake or is it real
It's a real photograph.
this pic is so fake!! where are the stars? and why is the flag fluttering? the whole thing was staged right here on earth!
Well, while your totally welcome to believe what you may like, this would certainly be one of the biggest hoaxes ever pulled. Many sources, evidence, and people show that the moon landings were quite real. Here is a great article refuting one of the most popular arguments about the a moon landing hoax.
There is another great way to refute the moon hoax conspiracy theory. Several retroreflectors were left on the moon's surface as part of the Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment. Using the appropriate laser and telescope you can detect these reflectors still there on the moon surface.
The flag flutters because if you start it flapping the opposite reaction will keep it flapping. For every action there is an opposite reaction and no atmosphere means perpetual motion. You cant see stars on the moon this is because the sun is so bright and reflects off of the moon surface that is like light polution on earth, only much much worse. I hope this helps. There is one thing bugging me, if we struggled to go to to moon. With less computing power then you get in a modern day car, Why dont we go back now. especialy as we have laptops that could probably run a whole fleet of space craft. This is what makes me wonder if we ever went to the moon.......
DaDON - do you also wonder where the stars are here on Earth when the Sun is shining? Does their absence in the afternoon sky mean our whole existence here is fake as well? You may want to dial back watching the MATRIX for a while. And please explain how in the world can you tell by a still photograph that the flag is fluttering. It may just need ironing (or it may still be vibrating from being stuck firmly in the ground).
yea this is for sure fake, no atmosphere on moon, whys the flag moving like theres 60mph winds haha
How in the world can you tell if the flag is moving based on this still photograph? The shape and wrinkles in the flag might be giving you the illusion that it is moving. But the flag is hung from two poles, one horizontal at the top and on vertical along the side. The shape of the flag is just due to its drape from the top and side poles.
This site does a great job explaining why the flag's appearance doesn't prove a moon landing hoax. Please take a moment to watch their video of a flag indoors. It doesn't move a bit and looks quite a lot like the flag in this photo, TAKEN ON THE EARTH'S MOON. A wrinkle or uneven flag doesn't prove wind or support a moon landing hoax.
Is there a 60mph wind on the moon? Or could it be where the men on the moon move it trying to bed it in to the luna serface. Its well known that for every action there is a opposite reaction so if you move something it moves back, & not just once but until you stop it. And im affraid the only time you see it flap is when some one touches it. Also there is such a thing as solar radiation which if there is no atmosphere would move anything loose enough to move. And there is a gravity on the moon 1/5 that of earth so gravitation plays a part.....
Google has some pretty great images of the moon's surface and maps of where the various landing sites are located.
can you tell me about is it hot up ther
The Moon's temperature fluctuates wildly from extreme cold to extreme heat depending on whether it's the surface is in sunlight or out of it, and if the temperature is taken near the lunar poles or near its equator. But generally, here are some statistics:
To give you an idea how extreme these lunar temperatures are, the hottest recorded temperature on Earth is 136° F, taken in El Azizia, Libya in 1922. I experienced 115° F temperatures in Las Vegas once and that was terribly uncomfortable - just think what adding another 20 degrees would be like.
The coldest temperature on Earth was -129° F in Vostok, Antarctica in 1983. For us in Minnesota that's probably no big deal.
I have taken a closer look at the pic by copying it and putting it in my personal pics. This is what I found.
1) there is a second poll (horizontal) holding the flag up.
2) if there was a wind blowing wouldn'd you see dust from the fresh foot prints in the lower left of the pic or at least some wind erotion but there is not.
3) take a closer look at the right side of the flag about 60% of the way down looks like someone tried to pull it open and that is where it stayed ( low gravity mean's slower reation time for things to settle.
You ask me the Pic is real!!
Is it possible to view the video pics of man's lunar landing?
if possible, please give me the link.
Regi.C.Jose
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Regi -
There are plenty of sites out there - more than can be listed here. But after a short Google search I came across these NASA pages with film/video of each of the Apollo landings. Personally, I couldn't get any of the clips to play back on my Macintosh - I always seemed to be missing some critical QuickTime component. Why this is, I don't know. You may have better luck.
Apollo 11
Apollo 12
Apollo 14
Apollo 15
Apollo 16
Apollo 17
Here's another site with video:
First Moon landing video
I also came across this story about lost video of the Apollo 11 mission. Pretty interesting.
One Giant Screwup for Mankind
And when all else fails go to YouTube. These are just two of the videos that came up when I did a search for "Apollo 11".
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