Geography 2090A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Apollo 11, Watergate Scandal, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
26 May 2016
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According to a 2012 us national poll taken during the obama-romney presidential election, 6% believed that the us government faked the moon landing. The moon landing: photos crosshairs, logical conclusions do not always stem from good logic. Crosshairs appearing in photo, meaning things have been cut and pasted on top of original images. Fact yes, they appear to be behind objects, but are actually washed out by exposure from the camera and surroundings: shadows. With the sun as the only source of light on the moon, all shadows should move in the same direction but in apollo, in the photographs they do not . Fact the surface of the moon reflects light, as well as other surfaces in space. Fact even with a single light, you will still be able to get decent photos: no stars. On the moon with no atmosphere, the stars should be in clear sight, yet they are not .
