Apollo 40 Celebrations

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NASA's page relating to the 40th Anniversary of the supposed Apollo 11 landing on the moon: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html

I wonder what else is being planned to mark the occasion. July the 20th is the date of the claimed landing. I remember the 30th Anniversary celebrations in 1999. Channel 4 had a “Walking on the Moon” season and the last programme at about midnight was this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNrsx-7nxKI In fact this is the recording; see the intro!:cool: This programme had a big effect on me and helped me to "wake up"!

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074s8k/The_Sky_at_Night_Mapping_the_Moon/

Patrick Moore presents a guide to the most familiar body in the night sky, whilst Chris Lintott gives tips on how to observe the moon.

Broadcast on:
BBC Four, 3:30am Friday 3rd July 2009
Duration:
30 minutes
Available until:
8:59pm Thursday 9th July 2009

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074s8k/The_Sky_at_Night_Mapping_the_Moon/

Patrick Moore presents a guide to the most familiar body in the night sky, whilst Chris Lintott gives tips on how to observe the moon.

Broadcast on:
BBC Four, 3:30am Friday 3rd July 2009
Duration:
30 minutes
Available until:
8:59pm Thursday 9th July 2009

Cheers, Decim. Paddy Moore's a dude!:)

Although he did present a Apollo hoax debunker on one April Fool's Day show with Douglas Arnold. It claimed that the fill-in light was simply reflection from the oither astronauts' spacesuits. I guess the other astronauts just made sure they always stood in just the right place when taking the photoes.:D:rolleyes:

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Cheers, Decim. Paddy Moore's a dude!:)

Although he did present a Apollo hoax debunker on one April Fool's Day show with Douglas Arnold. It claimed that the fill-in light was simply reflection from the oither astronauts' spacesuits. I guess the other astronauts just made sure they always stood in just the right place when taking the photoes.:D:rolleyes:

What, there's no backscattering of light off the lunar terrain?

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When he was a Lad he went to the library and copied out by hand every astronomy book he could get his hands on including diagrams.

Patrick Moore, a legend.

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What, there's no backscattering of light off the lunar terrain?

If there was they never mentioned it:confused:. Reflected light from the lunar surface is the usual explanation, but in this case Moore and Arnold specifically stated that the reflected light came off the spacesuits.