Moon Landings..

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  • GeorgesII0

    Have you ever wondered why in 40 years they still show us black and white pictures, we demand color!

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    • have you ever looked at the moon?ephix
    • I don't get your question? if you mean looking at it and it appears grey from earth, you lost meGeorgesII
    • well colours as we know them are relative to not only our eyes but how light reflects on our atmosphere, so it's...Corvo2
    • impossible to know what colour is the moon unless you go up there with your terrestrial eyes.Corvo2
    • I'm not a sciencist obviously, but there must be a reason why they never use cameras with composite colour.Corvo2
    • But if you have a known (on earth) colored object attached to the lander and include it in the photo you have a reference?ribit
    • ..reference?ribit
    • I think that's how they calibrated the cameras aboard the Phoenix (Mars), but still ...Corvo2
    • it's a terrestrial colour profile. What guarantees do we have that we would see those colours if we were on Mars?Corvo2
    • NASA only gives the astronauts a pinhole camera. Tight budget.rylamar
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