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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

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Answered by John
on 2009-07-10 09:43:17

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quot;What I can#39;t explain though is that the flag started moving again a while later when one of the astronauts ran past the flag without touching it. It wasn#39;t vibrations, because the pole kept dead still as far as I could seequot;I#39;d suggest that the astronauts probably accidentally knocked into part of the flag.Though, the moon landings couldn#39;t have been faked - the US would have lost face if the Russians found even the slightest hint that it was faked.I tend not to bother with the Hoax retards because it#39;s a waste of oxygen - just call them a muppet and talk to someone with a positive IQ instead.

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-08 17:02:01

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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

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Answered by Andrew Pepper
on 2009-07-10 19:26:24

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This question was raised at Nasa in 1999. You can see the response here:http://sm3a.gsfc.nasa.gov/messages/676.htmlWhich explains why the resolution of Hubble is too low to even see the remains of the LM. Hubble can detect distant galaxies, partly because galaxies are large and luminous.

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-08 17:02:01

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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

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Answered by thebadger
on 2009-07-11 22:26:53

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I suspect any determined conspiracy theorist would be able to construct a conspiracy that Hubble is also a NASA fake, and all those pictures are really constructed by a secret team using Photoshop . . .

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

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Answered by Pat
on 2009-07-12 12:14:58

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There is a nutter in Russia who claims to have been a mathematician. He has a small following who believe him that most of history has been distorted by conspiracy. He claims most historical events did not take place where they are said to be or when they were said to be. He quot;discoveredquot; this because because of his detailed statistical analysis of historical events. So, he believes that the entire world of our ancestors has conspired to pull the wool over our eyes. I agree with John, don#39;t waste your breath.As for the waving flag, the structure of the lunar surface materials is very interesting. I wouldn#39;t be surprised if they could transmit a vibration of footsteps through a metre to the pole. A tiny vibration would not be visible in the pole but would be amplified in the flag. I have felt the vibrations of footsteps through dry desert soil (near Tabernas in Andalucia) from a metre away.

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

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Answered by Davide
on 2009-07-12 20:36:20

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To answer to burger about the flag that didn#39;t stop moving for several seconds:The Myth Busters has busted the myth making the experiment on a vacuum chamber. Probably because of the missing air friction the flag actually moves for longer time in void than with air. Myth Busted!

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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Could a space telescope be pointed at the site of the moon landings to prove that humans really did land there?

Why can't one of our space telescopes, capable of seeing galaxies many light years away, be pointed at the site of the moon landings where one can assume there are some remnants from the visits.

Would this definitely prove to any sceptics that humans landed on the moon? It would be a nice way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first landing.

Liza Brooks, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, UK

Editorial status: In magazine.

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Answered by Anonymous
on 2009-07-13 19:25:47

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quot;I watched a moon movie posted on Youtube by a HB of Apollo 15(?) astronauts planting the flag. It took about 30 seconds from being planted to stop moving after the astronaut left it alone (which was the main thing the HB had a problem with but which can easily be explained by momentum in space and some tension left in the flag and pole etc). What I can#39;t explain though is that the flag started moving again a while later when one of the astronauts ran past the flag without touching it.quot;Well, Youtube videos are fairly low resolution and high compression so you might not have seen a continuous motion of the flag. But let#39;s assume the flag really did start moving when the astronaut ran past - the pole could have moved due to vibration but the compression/resolution/contrast etc of either the original recording equipment or Youtube could have hidden this. Conspiracy theorists act like a Youtube video is a 100% accurate representation of reality, just Youtube search for 9/11...Also, (though I don#39;t know for sure) the astronaut#39;s backpacks may have vented gases from the life support system, much like a SCUBA system does, which could have created a brief gust of air that disturbed the flag.

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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In Olympic swimming events, the winner is the first person to touch a pressure-sensitive wall at the end of the pool. How does this pad know that a person has touched it, rather than just registering the pressure of splashing water? If a swimmer just brushed it, would it fail to register their finish?I know that in the men's 100-metre butterfly event, the equipment was called into question when Michael Phelps of the US won his seventh gold medal of the games. How did officials know it had operated successfully?And finally, it's easy to judge the victor in a race taking place out of water - such as running - because a sensor beam can scan the finish line. But in the pool how can they ensure that all the wall pads are exactly in line at both ends of the pool? Are they aligned before water is added to the pool, and if so, how?Kelly Clitheroe, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, UK

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Answered by Anonymous
on 2008-10-09 15:25:00

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The touch pads are simply lowered into the water before the race and attached to the wall. They are pressure pads that are calibrated precisely to register a pressure that is higher than the pressure of waves in the water. A swimmer can't just tap the pad. They have to forcibly push on it. At the Olympics, there are cameras placed exactly under the finish line looking up at the touch pads. It has an extremely high frame per second rate. The officials studied the tape and determined that Phelps did indeed win because he clearly touched first and exerted more pressure on the pads.Search youtube for this video."Phelps And Covic 100 Fly Finish In Frames"

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Asked by Michael Marshall
on 2009-07-08 17:01:09

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Touchy feely

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Answered by SciFi
on 2008-10-09 17:32:00

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The pads are the most basic of pressure sensors, and while touching anywhere on the pad works it is best to touch in the centre. They are designed with an adjustable space between the two sides of the sensor, so you can adjust it to work only when a swimmer impacts it - there is quite a difference in the magnitude of the force. The ones used by local swimming clubs have been known to not register a touch when a swimmer hasn't hit it hard enough, but these are older (but not necessarily not as well maintained!) than Olympic grade ones and the swimmer is usually one of the younger, less experienced ones.I've not noticed if they do it at the Olympics but certianly with the events where the finish is not watched by cameras from above they also use one or two backup buttons pressed by the Official on that lane. The difference between the backup and automatic times can give a hint of malfunctions.They are aligned in the easiest of ways, everything made to the same size and any holes in the pool side they are attached to are made in a line.

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Asked by Michael Marshall
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Answered by Peter Grant
on 2008-10-15 23:50:00

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I remember an incident in Australia many years ago when a swimmer was clearly the first to break the 15min mark for 1500m by several seconds but failed to set off the electronic timing with the touch pad. Because of this he missed getting the world record. In track events the finish can't be determined by 'a sensor beam that can scan the finish line' because it would measure hands, hair, flies or whatever. Instead the finish is determined by a high frame rate slit camera (video these days) which effectively takes 1/1000 sec slices of the finish line. This allows the judges to see whose torso (the body apart from head, arms or legs) reached the line first. Race times are given in 1/100 sec but placings are decided to 1/1000 sec.

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Answered by Bela De Lune
on 2008-11-07 08:33:00

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In fact the touchpads "learn" the difference between a human touch and the water's touch. They actually go to school for this - in a sense. After they are manufactured, They are hosed with heavy streams of water. The touch pads begin to choke. This is similar to "water boarding" Islamic terrorists. The pad then realizes it has not drowned and pays no further attention to water.After this the pad is subjected to human's punching it as hard as they can. The pad becomes bruised psychologically. It then becomes super-sensitive to any human touch and therefore always knows the difference. Also, touch pads are under water - so they don't feel waves you idiot.

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