Post by kickitharder on Jul 25, 2009 18:31:40 GMT -4
Hi All
This is my first posting but I found myself joining the forum because of a fairly well known HB, David Consette, is making claims that the Apollo moonlandings are fake based on a NASA photograph.
Please look at the following link:
www.lbc.co.uk/does-this-prove-moon-landing-was-fake-8930/album/fake_moon_landing_/236
The picture shown shows that in the reflection of astronaut's visor his companion astronaut. Consette claims that this companion astronaut could not have taken this picture. When you zoom in you can see that the companion is not taking the picture as his arms are down and is not holding the camera meaning the picture is fake, making the moonlandings fake. When you look at this you can certainly see he has a point.
I am, like the rest of you, a firm believer that NASA did put men on the moon, and nothing will make me think otherwise. However, what I am asking you guys is an explanation to debunk his conclusion.
You can see a hi-res image of this Apollo 17 picture at the Project Apollo Archive at:
www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html
To find it:
1) Click on "Full Hasseblad Magazines"
2) Click on "141/L (B&W) EVA-3" under the Apollo 17 section
3) Scroll down until you see the link for "AS17-141-21608"
4) Click on the link to bring up a thumbnail at the top of the screen
5) Click on the "Hi-Res" button nearby to see the hi-res image.
I have a few thoughts which I think will help debunk this
a) The curvature of the visor distorts the image, which does not help much
b) The companion seems to be looking to the right while his shadow seems to show that he is facing directly at the main astronaut.
c) The quality of the photo is quite poor when the reflection is blown up. It is difficult to discern what is part of image is the companion and what is the foreground and background.
I would like to hear your comments. I have a friend who is an HB and he is already beginning to bug me about this picture.
This is my first posting but I found myself joining the forum because of a fairly well known HB, David Consette, is making claims that the Apollo moonlandings are fake based on a NASA photograph.
Please look at the following link:
www.lbc.co.uk/does-this-prove-moon-landing-was-fake-8930/album/fake_moon_landing_/236
The picture shown shows that in the reflection of astronaut's visor his companion astronaut. Consette claims that this companion astronaut could not have taken this picture. When you zoom in you can see that the companion is not taking the picture as his arms are down and is not holding the camera meaning the picture is fake, making the moonlandings fake. When you look at this you can certainly see he has a point.
I am, like the rest of you, a firm believer that NASA did put men on the moon, and nothing will make me think otherwise. However, what I am asking you guys is an explanation to debunk his conclusion.
You can see a hi-res image of this Apollo 17 picture at the Project Apollo Archive at:
www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html
To find it:
1) Click on "Full Hasseblad Magazines"
2) Click on "141/L (B&W) EVA-3" under the Apollo 17 section
3) Scroll down until you see the link for "AS17-141-21608"
4) Click on the link to bring up a thumbnail at the top of the screen
5) Click on the "Hi-Res" button nearby to see the hi-res image.
I have a few thoughts which I think will help debunk this
a) The curvature of the visor distorts the image, which does not help much
b) The companion seems to be looking to the right while his shadow seems to show that he is facing directly at the main astronaut.
c) The quality of the photo is quite poor when the reflection is blown up. It is difficult to discern what is part of image is the companion and what is the foreground and background.
I would like to hear your comments. I have a friend who is an HB and he is already beginning to bug me about this picture.
