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American Moon

It makes sense if the light sourceis here, I don't knowmillion kilometers, the distance...

It makes sense if the light source
is here, I don't know
million kilometers, the distance between the Sun and the Moon

Full Transcript

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It makes sense if the light source is here,
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I don't know million kilometers,
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the distance between the Sun and the Moon.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
02:54:16
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.
From such a distance the light falls in the same direction. - American Moon 00:07
From such a distance the light falls in the same direction.
Thorimbert has a photograph in his studio, - American Moon 00:07
Thorimbert has a photograph in his studio,
They all go in exactly the same direction, - American Moon 00:07
They all go in exactly the same direction,
Here is the setting sun, it's very low. - American Moon 00:05
Here is the setting sun, it's very low.
You see, despite the depth of the image, - American Moon 00:09
You see, despite the depth of the image,
It can't work like that - American Moon 00:06
It can't work like that
These walking shadows in different directions are nonsense. - American Moon 00:05
These walking shadows in different directions are nonsense.
It would mean the sun would be here, a few meters away. - American Moon 00:05
It would mean the sun would be here, a few meters away.
It's probably a light installation here. - American Moon 00:04
It's probably a light installation here.
I'm picturing a crane here - American Moon 00:10
I'm picturing a crane here
The light from here goes here, over there, over there. - American Moon 00:05
The light from here goes here, over there, over there.
A shadow walks in one direction, another goes in another direction, - American Moon 00:05
A shadow walks in one direction, another goes in another dir...
After the shadows, where would you place, approximately, the light source? - American Moon 00:05
After the shadows, where would you place, approximately, the...
The source should be here to send light like this - American Moon 00:07
The source should be here to send light like this
But only if the source is close enough. - American Moon 00:06
But only if the source is close enough.
Here the light comes from this direction, and here from this one. - American Moon 00:04
Here the light comes from this direction, and here from this...
Looking at the photo, where would you place light source? - American Moon 00:04
Looking at the photo, where would you place light source?
QUESTIONS: - American Moon 00:07
QUESTIONS:
You can explain why, in this NASA photo, - American Moon 00:10
You can explain why, in this NASA photo,
Given that this scene is supposedly lit by the Sun, - American Moon 00:13
Given that this scene is supposedly lit by the Sun,