Ok. I read the Bad Astronomy "debunking" section. Pretty sad.

1: The photos of stars.

Didn't we discuss these before? I don't remember what we finally decided, but I seem to recall that it was some kind of film contamination. Probably cosmic ray hits or something, because the spots have been demonstrated to also be in areas of film that were not exposed to light.

Besides, they got the challenge wrong also. Nobody claims that stars couldn't be imaged, just that with the settings on the film and the conditions involved, the stars were not bright enough to show up on film. Under certain circumstances, it's possible to get an image or two of the brightest stars and planets out there.

2: Video footage from a moving rover.

Jay covered this one quite well. The footage shown as proof was actually film footage that wasn't developed until after the mission returned to Earth. Besides, video camera is visible in the footage claimed to be by the video camera. Neat trick there.

3: Flames visible from the rocket.

Once again, Jay explained it well above. There was probably a slight flash as combustibles ignited as the engine started up. But it sure wasn't anything like what would be seen in an atmosphere.

Well, that's that.


Ok, one final section to go. 32 "unanswered" questions. How much do you want to bet that every single one of these questions can be answered without blinking. Especially by someone really knowledgeable like Jay.

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