Flat Earth Follies: We should see the stars!
Flat Earth Claim We should see the stars in NASA photos of Moon or Earth! The Facts This is yet another case of Moon Landing Hoaxers and Flat Earthers making false statements about things which they know nothing about. Ask them how they determined that and you'll get something between a blank stare and a bunch of hand waving. Truth is, they have NO idea - it's just a stupid meme they pass around. Here is an image I took of the moon through a very nice set of binoculars I own... Figure 1. The moon via binoculars & iPhone. The moon is probably actually a little overexposed here since it is losing detail in the brightest areas. But even with that, absolutely NO STARS ARE VISIBLE at this exposure level. Why can our eye see both but the camera can't? First of all, a full moon will make it incredibly difficult for you to see all but the brightest stars around it. If we put you to the test you would fail to see much of anything next to a full moon. But a deeper answer is