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American Moon

Probably the most embarrassingmoment of all was when the famousastronomer and journalist...

Probably the most embarrassing
moment of all was when the famous
astronomer and journalist Sir Patrick Moore asks the astronauts
if they could see the stars from the Moon

Full Transcript

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Probably the most embarrassing moment of all
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was when the famous astronomer and journalist Sir Patrick Moore
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asks the astronauts if they could see the stars from the Moon.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
13
Timestamp in Movie
03:26:11
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.
When you looked at the sky you could see the stars and the sun's corona, - American Moon 00:07
When you looked at the sky you could see the stars and the s...
Surprisingly, none of them couldn't remember seeing any stars - American Moon 00:06
Surprisingly, none of them couldn't remember seeing any...
I haven't seen any stars on the surface of the Moon, - American Moon 00:09
I haven't seen any stars on the surface of the Moon,
Nor Collins, orbiting the Moon - American Moon 00:08
Nor Collins, orbiting the Moon
This is highly unusual, - American Moon 00:11
This is highly unusual,
I'd sit for hours at night by the window, with the lights on low, - American Moon 00:09
I'd sit for hours at night by the window, with the ligh...
And astronauts on shuttle missions like James Reilly, - American Moon 00:09
And astronauts on shuttle missions like James Reilly,
Are they brighter than as seen from Earth, or how? - American Moon 00:04
Are they brighter than as seen from Earth, or how?
Many aspects differ, such as lack of atmospheric distortion, - American Moon 00:07
Many aspects differ, such as lack of atmospheric distortion,
Really a lot of points, with the millions. - American Moon 00:04
Really a lot of points, with the millions.
You wonder where they were, really, the Apollo 11 astronauts, - American Moon 00:11
You wonder where they were, really, the Apollo 11 astronauts...
Another surprising fact, - American Moon 00:11
Another surprising fact,
Less than a year since their mission, - American Moon 00:09
Less than a year since their mission,
Armstrong effectively disappears from the public eye, - American Moon 00:09
Armstrong effectively disappears from the public eye,
And as NASA celebrates the completion of the Apollo program, - American Moon 00:13
And as NASA celebrates the completion of the Apollo program,
Buzz Aldrin ends up in a state of deep depression, - American Moon 00:08
Buzz Aldrin ends up in a state of deep depression,
I overcame addiction to drugs and alcohol, - American Moon 00:11
I overcame addiction to drugs and alcohol,
In 1973 he appears in a photograph in Paris Match, - American Moon 00:07
In 1973 he appears in a photograph in Paris Match,
Aldrin declared in the French magazine, - American Moon 00:15
Aldrin declared in the French magazine,
But instead of encouraging them and inspiring them with enthusiasm, - American Moon 00:08
But instead of encouraging them and inspiring them with enth...