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American Moon

Given that this sceneis supposedly lit by the Sun, millionsmiles away, can you explain why...

Given that this scene
is supposedly lit by the Sun, millions
miles away, can you explain why shadows lead
to a light source located near the edge
left edge of the photograph?

Full Transcript

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Given that this scene is supposedly lit by the Sun,
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millions miles away,
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can you explain why shadows lead to a light source
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located near the edge left edge of the photograph?
Duration
13 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
02:57:02
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.
Given that the photographers interviewed placed the light source - American Moon 00:11
Given that the photographers interviewed placed the light so...
These are some photographs of the Apollo 12 mission - American Moon 00:07
These are some photographs of the Apollo 12 mission
In all these photos, we see on the ground the shadow of the astronaut - American Moon 00:08
In all these photos, we see on the ground the shadow of the ...
But if we zoom in on any of these shadows, - American Moon 00:09
But if we zoom in on any of these shadows,
This blurred edge of the shadow is highly unusual - American Moon 00:07
This blurred edge of the shadow is highly unusual
Because the Sun is millions of kilometers away, - American Moon 00:07
Because the Sun is millions of kilometers away,
If, instead, we use an artificial light, - American Moon 00:08
If, instead, we use an artificial light,
Some might say that fading the shadow - American Moon 00:06
Some might say that fading the shadow
If we look at the ground next to the shadow, we'll see that it's perfectly in focus, - American Moon 00:09
If we look at the ground next to the shadow, we'll see ...
The light source is that which generates a blurred shadow on the ground, - American Moon 00:08
The light source is that which generates a blurred shadow on...
If you turn it like this and look at the edge, - American Moon 00:06
If you turn it like this and look at the edge,
Could the Sun produce such blurry shadows? - American Moon 00:04
Could the Sun produce such blurry shadows?
No. The shadows here are well-defined. - American Moon 00:05
No. The shadows here are well-defined.
The shadow should be clearer, because the Sun is far away. - American Moon 00:06
The shadow should be clearer, because the Sun is far away.
The farther away the light source, - American Moon 00:09
The farther away the light source,
Instead, it has a fuzzy edge, - American Moon 00:05
Instead, it has a fuzzy edge,
This photo was taken by an incompetent. - American Moon 00:06
This photo was taken by an incompetent.
So it's a spotlight. - American Moon 00:04
So it's a spotlight.
QUES: - American Moon 00:07
QUES:
Can you explain why we see in these photographs - American Moon 00:08
Can you explain why we see in these photographs