I assume one or more image and video specialists here on ATS or NASA experts can sorely answer them.
It is about the by NASA claimed so called genuine pictures and video of the Apollo Landing Sites made by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
It has to do with the visibility of the astronaut’s footpath, which you cannot see in that picture but you can see them clearly in that video from
as it seems to me a far greater distance.
I assume you all saw the pictures and videos below.
LRO Sees Apollo Landing Sites 07.17.09
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions'
lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon's surface, as long shadows from a low sun angle make the modules' locations evident.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera, or LROC, was able to image five of the six Apollo sites, with the remaining Apollo 12 site expected to be
photographed in the coming weeks.
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Apollo 11 lunar module, Eagle.
Image width: 282 meters (about 925 ft.)
Larger image.
www.nasa.gov...
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Here is a video of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera of the Apollo 11 landing site,
High Noon at Tranquility Base: Apollo 11 Landing Site
www.youtube.com.../a/u/0/S9-5HSoMpBA
So here are my questions.
Right from the start of the video and at a very great distance you immediately can see the Apollo Lander as a clear spot, I assume that that could be
possible because of the reflection of the sun on its surface.
Then, how come that the astronauts footpath are absolutely not visible on that large close in zoomed image but when they zooming in at the video you
can see them almost right from the beginning of that video at 0:12 and when I see it right, from a much further distance then the image?
I also noticed that from the start of the video all looks quite sharp to me, and when they zoom in more and more it looks as if the surrounding area
of the Apollo Lander becomes more and more blurred in some way and even when you can see the landing dishes on the ground very well the surrounding
area stays blurred.
Then, what could be responsible for that really strange to me looking blackness around the Lander?
Thanks in advance.
[edit on 1/1/10 by spacevisitor]