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The light source is that which generates a blurred shadow on the ground
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American Moon

The light source is that whichgenerates a blurred shadow on the ground, and so it can't...

The light source is that which
generates a blurred shadow on the ground, and so it can't come
from the Sun

Full Transcript

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The light source is that which generates a blurred shadow on the ground,
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and so it can't come from the Sun.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
02:58:48
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.
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
FRONT LIGHT - American Moon 00:08
FRONT LIGHT
When we take a photo - American Moon 00:08
When we take a photo
In this type of photography, the subject and shadow are always darker - American Moon 00:08
In this type of photography, the subject and shadow are alwa...
Take, for example, this photograph of the Sun in front. - American Moon 00:05
Take, for example, this photograph of the Sun in front.
As you can see, the whole shadow of the subject, which is the shed, - American Moon 00:08
As you can see, the whole shadow of the subject, which is th...
The sand gets direct sunlight, - American Moon 00:09
The sand gets direct sunlight,
Of course, the light reflected from the ground - American Moon 00:09
Of course, the light reflected from the ground
For this reason, it is absolutely impossible to balance - American Moon 00:08
For this reason, it is absolutely impossible to balance
Direct sunlight will always be brighter - American Moon 00:07
Direct sunlight will always be brighter
A technique used by professional photographers, - American Moon 00:09
A technique used by professional photographers,