Updated November 18, 2024

Moon light problems with the alleged lunar landings.

This first photo from NASA is one showing all the actual moon landing of human beings and not craft of some sort. Green flags are actual lunar landing sites. . .

Notice that these sites are well within the body of the moon and not on the fringe areas. The following AI data is on the stats for the first, Apollo 11 landing . . .

• Where on the moon did the first moon landing take place, with the name of the area?

  Answer

  The first Moon landing by humans took place in an area named Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility) on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission.

• What was the phase of the moon on that date as viewed from earth?

  On the date of the first Moon landing, July 20, 1969, the Moon was in a Waxing Crescent phase as viewed from Earth.

• So that means the astronauts were in the darkness during that landing? (I knew it was in the day, but I wanted to see how Grok/AI would respond.

  Answer

  No, the phase of the Moon as seen from Earth doesn't directly determine the lighting conditions at the landing site. The mission was planned such that the landing occurred during the lunar day, which lasts about 29.5 Earth days. When Apollo 11 landed in Mare Tranquillitatis: The Sun was relatively high in the lunar sky, providing good visibility for the astronauts. The phase of the Moon from Earth's perspective doesn't affect the sunlight on the Moon's surface. In fact, a Waxing Crescent Moon means that from Earth we see only a small portion of the Moon's near side lit, but on the Moon itself, where there's no Earth to block the sunlight, the landing site would be fully illuminated by the Sun. So, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had plenty of sunlight for their mission, ensuring they could see the surface clearly for landing, exploration, and taking photographs. The darkness associated with the lunar night would come much later.

Now, let's look at the moon's brightness, even from earth, and a few close up pictures. Use this as a reference for viewing the actual alleged lunar landing images.

Given the brightness of the moon's light during "lunar day" and the above description of the lighting conditions allegedly for Apollo 11, here is a series of pictures allegedly of this landing, and other landings.

Where is the light coming from in the above shot? Does this look like a "lunar day" to you? The sun (93 million miles away...) couldn't produce this "hot spot" of light like this. Know what DOES? Also, notice the lander's leg casting a shadow in a completely different direction than the hot spot (alleged sun). And look at the module's foot, with light clearly showing oin what should be darkness. That photo, alone, proves at least two sources of light, but they claimed to have not brought any lights with them.

Notice the small bright spot in the center of this picture? That is the alleged "crater" left by the lander. Keep that in mind when you look at the pictures of the lander's position and what is under it after it landed, using the powerful rockets to slow descent...

That is quite the crater under that huge lander, isn't it, and not a speck of dust on the lander's pads after such a landing? Lighting is almost horizontal, and uneven with a brighter lighting in front and darker, shadowed as you go out.

Another view of that "crater" left by the descent thrusters . . . and, notice the "sun's" angle on this shot. The sun was almost horizontal instead of the "lunar day" that should have been shining quite brightly. What's up?

This is a series of pictures of Apollo 12 landing . . .

Same huge crater, and no dust on these pads either. Notice also the lighting... again almost horizontal instead of a real lunar day. Notice how bright the astronaut is compared to all other areas? Can you say Hollywood?

The above picture is pretty revealing. Notice the lighting is almost horizontal once again, and the "hot spot" which the sun COULD NOT POSSIBLY PRODUCE directly above the astronaut's image. Does this really look like a moon lit by our sun during a "lunar day" or does it look like a studio with a flood light creating that hot spot? The shadow cast by the antenna array AND the astronaut could NOT be cast by the hot spot light. Critical thinking here . . .

Apollo 14 landing . . .

Sun's angle...

What is causing the light on the astronaut's side AWAY from the sun's light?

Apollo 15 landing

Horizontal lighting again, and what is lighting the hills in the distance given, the angle of the shadow?

Where did the rover fit in that tin can?

Apollo 16

Apollo 17

How did the rover, the men and the fuel ALL fit into that small craft?

How about a Hollywood production with flood lighting, at night, in the desert, and a lot of hype and "need-to-know" limited understanding of what was at stake in the 1960's? The government would NEVER lie to us, right? Fake anything? Deceive the American people?

Do your own research... we've been lied to, once again.