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originally posted by: ignorant_ape
oh dear - just when i thought things could not sink lower :
i now suspect the OP is having conversations with his own sock puppet
warning kids - this is what happens when you are utterly scientifically illiterate
originally posted by: Box of Rain
Do you have any science that backs this up? All point-source EM radiation follows the inverse-square law, whether it be microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, or X-rays.
originally posted by: sadang
@GaryN
Yes indeed, habit is the second nature of man. But do not forget that Armstrong, Mitchell and all others were prepared in this regard, and however there is a huge difference between to see several stars scattered here and there, far fewer than the daily habit, and to not see stars at all as he clearly said.
originally posted by: Flipper35
If you watch the "When We Left Earth" series you will see an interview with Scott Carpenter where he states he could see the stars and they don't twinkle because there was not atmosphere.
Also, on ArsTechnica they have an article where they are using VR for some NASA events and when you are on the moon they have you look up and when your eyes adjust it goes from black to star filled.
"After I'd cruised along the moon's surface for a minute, he encouraged me to look up, straight up, at the rest of the black universe above my head. "The stars will appear once your eyes adjust," he said, and sure enough, the bloom effect played out. Utter blackness turned into a wealth of stars, which Shehata said happens to be the same thing astronauts experience on the moon when they look up from its bright, sun- and Earth-lit surface."
arstechnica.com... /ars-tests-nasas-first-vive-vr-experiments-iss-lunar-rover-simulators/
Utter blackness turned into a wealth of stars, which Shehata said happens to be the same thing astronauts experience on the moon when they look up from its bright, sun- and Earth-lit surface.
As we know, we can't see the stars here during the day.
originally posted by: GaryN
a reply to: MattMan83
As we know, we can't see the stars here during the day.
Yes, that is why we do astrophotography at night, the stars are bright and colourful.
So Chang'e 3 on the Lunar surface should be able to do the same from the Moon. So why no pictures?
China could be first to image stars from the surface of an object other than Earth.
A missed opportunity, or it's just not possible?
originally posted by: sadang
- GaryN it seems you have to start again from beginning with explanations for Saint Exupery. you still have resources and patience for this?