STARS
Skeptics of the Apollo Missions claim that
because there are no stars in photographs taken of and during the
Apollo mission, the photographs and the mission must have undoubtedly
been faked. However, there are many important factors which have been
ignored in this assumption.
Visit the links below and review
the pictures found.
In each of the photographs you should note
one simple detail; the object of importance (usually the moon and
some astronaut activity on it) is bright in contrast to its
surroundings (i.e. space and the matter which it is comprised of).
One of the most basic rules of photography is that the exposure time
(the amount of time the shutter of the camera is open exposing the
film inside to light) varies depending on the amount of light
reflecting off of or produced by the object of interest. The lunar
surface is extremely bright, and in comparison stars are very faint.
The reason the lunar surface appears so bright is because it contains
the element aluminum which reflects light produced by our sun.
In order to take photographs of the moons'
surface, it was necessary for the camera to collect only a very small
amount of light. However, to take a photograph of a faint object,
like stars, the shutter of a camera must be open much longer to allow
the film to be exposed to more light. It follows that in order for
stars to be in Apollo 11 photographs the film would need to have been
exposed for longer periods of time than was necessary to take photos
of the surface. In reality, for skeptics to discuss stars as support
that the Apollo 11 mission was faked, they would have to find a
photograph with stars in the background.
Below you will find a series of photographs
designed to further explain the importance of exposure time when
taking photographs. On the left are a series of photos taken during
the day, on the right are a series of photos taken at night. Both
sets of photos are taken of the same part of the sky, at the same
location, and with 200 speed film. All photographs were taken at f/2,
with a ----____ camera. In successive order the photographs were
exposed for the following exposure time in seconds for each group:
1/1000, 1/30, 1/4, 2, 8, and 16.
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