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reply posted on 9-3-2012 @ 10:14 PM by signalfire
reply to post by wmd_2008


Errr... Ack!

So, if in the pictures of the moon from Earth it looks that tiny, like little more than a dot, and the distance and size differentials are that small, why did the Earth look so large from the Apollo shots when they were on the moon? Or was that again a function of the lenses they used?

Second part of that question I guess would be, if it was a result of lens effects, how big/small would the Earth have looked in normal perspective from the moon? And like on Earth where the rising full moon looks bigger on the horizon than when straight up above, how small would the Earth have looked from the moon when it was straight overhead?

Sorry if the questions are convoluted, hope you get my drift.


reply posted on 13-3-2012 @ 02:42 AM by wmd_2008
reply to post by signalfire


More or less the lens focal length has an effect, also somtimes pictures are cropped ie they dont show the full frame of the picure .

This will give you an idea how focal length can effect how things look 24mm lens.



Step back a few feet but use 150mm the statue is about the same height in the frame but the church!!!!!



Thats why I laugh on here when people post so called ufo pics and videos and claim its at a certain height or doing a certain speed if they dont have something of a KNOWN size next to it they dont have enough info to make those claims!!!

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