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American Moon

Using this technique, brightness in the shaded area is perfectly balancedwith that of the...

Using this technique, brightness in the shaded area is perfectly balanced
with that of the terrain illuminated directly by the light source, just like in the photographs
of the Apollo missions

Full Transcript

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Using this technique,
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brightness in the shaded area
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is perfectly balanced with that of the terrain
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illuminated directly by the light source,
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just like in the photographs of the Apollo missions.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
03:16:02
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.
In 2014, software company Nvidia created a computer simulation, - American Moon 00:13
In 2014, software company Nvidia created a computer simulati...
In their opinion, this was the photographer's white suit, - American Moon 00:06
In their opinion, this was the photographer's white sui...
There is a white light bright and brilliant. - American Moon 00:04
There is a white light bright and brilliant.
And upon further analysis that movie, I realized - American Moon 00:06
And upon further analysis that movie, I realized
The bright white space suit he was wearing - American Moon 00:08
The bright white space suit he was wearing
So Neil Armstrong himself was a light source in that image. - American Moon 00:06
So Neil Armstrong himself was a light source in that image.
But professional photographers tell us that that white suit - American Moon 00:08
But professional photographers tell us that that white suit
But it's too small and too far away - American Moon 00:07
But it's too small and too far away
It could have, in theory, - American Moon 00:10
It could have, in theory,
White can have an influence, - American Moon 00:08
White can have an influence,
If it were, say, here, yes, - American Moon 00:12
If it were, say, here, yes,
The only source of reflection could be this bright surface, - American Moon 00:09
The only source of reflection could be this bright surface,
But this area is too small, you can see better here, - American Moon 00:10
But this area is too small, you can see better here,
He was about 30 feet away, so there's no way. - American Moon 00:04
He was about 30 feet away, so there's no way.
To eliminate definitively this hypothesis, - American Moon 00:09
To eliminate definitively this hypothesis,
Here, for example, is an astronaut in sunlight, - American Moon 00:07
Here, for example, is an astronaut in sunlight,
We can see that the reflection of his white suit, - American Moon 00:12
We can see that the reflection of his white suit,
Now, the same astronaut enters the right frame - American Moon 00:15
Now, the same astronaut enters the right frame
Finally, there is one more detail - American Moon 00:15
Finally, there is one more detail
This kind of detail, in the shaded area, is virtually impossible. - American Moon 00:07
This kind of detail, in the shaded area, is virtually imposs...