The camera couldn't see the stars in the moon landing footage. The astronauts could, but the camera could not because they were too faint in contrast to the surface of the moon which was incredibly bright in relation.

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Posted by Rebel

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Posted on 12/19/23 at 5:20 am to Boss13

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The camera couldn't see the stars in the moon landing footage.

correct. SirWinston does not understand cameras aperture.

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Posted by CleverUserName

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Posted on 12/19/23 at 8:28 am to Boss13

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The camera couldn't see the stars in the moon landing footage. The astronauts could, but the camera could not because they were too faint in contrast to the surface of the moon which was incredibly bright in relation.

You know… we can’t see stars on camera coverage of city events like New Year’s Eve in Times Square either.

And also… I don’t remember seeing a lot of stars when I was at the last night football game!

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..

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Posted by Auburn1968

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Posted on 12/19/23 at 3:56 pm to Boss13

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The camera couldn't see the stars in the moon landing footage. The astronauts could, but the camera could not because they were too faint in contrast to the surface of the moon which was incredibly bright in relation.

The resolution on those portable cameras in 1969 was very low also. It's very difficult in video or film to have something very bright mixed with something pitch black. The iris has to adjust to the big brightness or it would blow out the image.

A group of friends and I watched it live on TV that night in 1969 and we weren't even stoned.

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