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For the conspiracy theorists: this is the same reason why we can't just point Webb at the moon and get pictures of the lunar landing sites. In terms of arcsecon
by philomath_mn 3y ago
For the conspiracy theorists: this is the same reason why we can't just point Webb at the moon and get pictures of the lunar landing sites. In terms of arcseconds of the Webb's FOV, the moon landing site is much smaller than these distant galaxies (which blows my mind just how big those distant "objects" are).
- ceejayoz 3y agoWe can image the lunar landing sites with lunar orbiters, though. Footsteps and all! https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/apollo-sites.html https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/apollo-sites.htm...
- philomath_mn 3y agoRight -- they are a bit closer than Webb :D
- alluro2 3y agoYou obviously mean the fake lunar orbiters. And those footsteps are not human anyway, it's the Moonfoot. /s :)
- jojobas 3y agoNot just that, its infrared sensors require shielding from Earth/Moon (let alone Sun) heat to function as designed, and it would mostly see the dark side of the moon anyway.