Did we really land on the Moon? Dr Martin Hendry

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Did we really land on the Moon? Dr Martin Hendry School of Physics and Astronomy University of Glasgow

Yes! Did we really land on the Moon? Dr Martin Hendry School of Physics and Astronomy University of Glasgow

Mankind’s greatest adventure?... Between July 1969 and December 1972, 12 astronauts walked on the Moon.

FOX TV Documentary “Conspiracy Theory: Did We Really Go to the Moon?”

The Hoax Claim It never happened

The protagonists: ’Hoax’ theorists Bill Kaysing Bart Sibrel

1. waving flag? 2. no stars? 3. shadows aren’t parallel? 3. shadows aren’t parallel?

4. film played fast looks like on Earth 1. waving flag? 2. no stars? 3. shadows aren’t parallel? 4. film played fast looks like on Earth 3. shadows aren’t parallel?

8. Radiation 5. Lens crosshairs behind things? 6. lit in the shade? footprints no blast crater 7. Dust problems

9. Identical backgrounds now you see it! now you don’t?

9. Identical backgrounds now you see it! now you don’t? 10. fuel jets?

Convincing? 1. waving flag 2. no stars 3. non-parallel shadows 5. crosshairs 6. lit in the shade 7. Dust problems 9. similar backgrounds 8. radiation

What do you think?... Convincing? 1. waving flag 2. no stars 3. non-parallel shadows What do you think?... 5. crosshairs 6. lit in the shade 7. Dust problems 9. similar backgrounds 8. radiation

Convincing? 1. waving flag 2. no stars 3. non-parallel shadows 4. Slowed film 5. crosshairs 6. lit in the shade 7. Dust problems 9. similar backgrounds 10. No jets 8. radiation

1. The Waving Flag

1. The Waving Flag What the TV Show says

1. The Waving Flag

Would the flag wave on the Moon, where there’s no atmosphere? 1. The Waving Flag Would the flag wave on the Moon, where there’s no atmosphere?

1. The Waving Flag

1. The Waving Flag

Labor Day in Johnson City, TN 1. The Waving Flag Labor Day in Johnson City, TN

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2. No stars

2. No stars

2. No stars

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3. Non-parallel Shadows What the TV Show says

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

3. Non-parallel Shadows

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4. Film slowed down

4. Film slowed down What the TV Show says

4. Film slowed down

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5. Disappearing Crosshairs What the TV Show says

5. Disappearing Crosshairs

5. Disappearing Crosshairs

5. Disappearing Crosshairs

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6. Lit in the Shade? What the TV Show says

6. Lit in the Shade?

6. Lit in the Shade?

6. Lit in the Shade?

6. Lit in the Shade?

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7. Dust problems? What the TV Show says

The final descent of Apollo 11

7. Dust problems? No blast crater?

7. Dust problems?

Simulating the LEM descent 7. Dust problems? Simulating the LEM descent

Driving the lunar rover 7. Dust problems? Driving the lunar rover

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8. Radiation

7. Radiation Charged particles from the Sun reach the Earth and are trapped in the Van Allen radiation belts

7. Radiation

Shielding against radiation

8. Radiation

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9. Similar Backgrounds? What the TV Show says

9. Identical Backgrounds?

9. Similar Backgrounds?

9. Similar Backgrounds? Ridge

9. Similar Backgrounds?

9. Similar Backgrounds?

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10. No fuel jets? What the TV Show says

10. No fuel jets?

10. No fuel jets?

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Apollo 11

“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions

“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions Over 382kg of moon rocks brought back

“Proof” that Moon Landings Happened All the live video footage was tracked by a network of “dishes” during the Apollo missions Over 382kg of moon rocks brought back Over 130 separate lunar ranging studies rely on reflectors left behind by astronauts

Gravity measured from original footage checks out at ~1/6th Earth’s gravity, as expected

www.astro.gla.ac.uk/users/martin/moonhoax/ www.tinyurl.com/23vc7sq moon@astro.gla.ac.uk