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Alan asks that we take a closer look at the far side of the Moon.
Have the images of the far side changed over the years?
Is this all a giant hoax?
Hint: Nope, but let's look at it anyway.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:30 Stating my Hypothesis and Methods UP FRONT
04:34 Collecting Images of the Far Side of the Moon
08:30 LRO vs DSCOVR... It Lines Up
12:16 Comparing Apollo 16... It Does Not Match!
13:41 Check the REST of the LRO Images
14:46 We Found the Match... Apollo 16 Lines Up
19:35 Chinese LongJiang-2... Lines Up
21:17 Chinese Chang’e-4... Lines Up
24:32 Russian Luna 3... Lines Up
27:37 What does FlatFact say?
28:16 Checking FlatFact's Images
29:19 Conclusion
SourceMaterial:
EPIC View of Moon Transiting the Earth
by NASA Video
youtu.be/DMdhQsHbWTs
"FLATFACT - Programmer exposes NASA and the 3d code - part 1"
by FlatFact
youtu.be/Jt_Qfp7E5Go
Images of the Moon:
LRO
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-farside.html
nasa.gov/images/content/527008main_LWAC_6orths.jpg
nasa.gov/images/content/527006main_farside.1600.jpg
Chang’e-4
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/lunar-far-side-comes-into-focus
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/lunar-opener-moon-1200x675.jpg
China's LongJiang-2 satellite
nbcnews.com/mach/science/chinese-satellite-snaps-rare-photo-moon-s-far-side-earth-ncna969336
media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1240w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_06/2746586/190208-lunar-far-side-mc-1515.jpg
Luna 3
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/lu3_1.html
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/lu3_1.gif
Apollo 16
researchgate.net/figure/Earth-facing-and-far-side-pictures-of-the-moon-showing-various-lunar-landing-sites-These_fig1_228995920
researchgate.net/profile/Narendra-Bhandari-3/publication/228995920/figure/fig1/AS:669020768436231@1536518389555/Earth-facing-and-far-side-pictures-of-the-moon-showing-various-lunar-landing-sites-These.ppm
Apollo Mosaic
researchgate.net/figure/Lunar-nearside-left-and-farside-right-image-mosaics-with-the-landing-sites-of-the_fig1_267454477
researchgate.net/profile/Ian-Crawford-2/publication/267454477/figure/fig1/AS:295647354867712@1447499230297/Lunar-nearside-left-and-farside-right-image-mosaics-with-the-landing-sites-of-the.png
DSCOVR
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/epicearthmoonstill.png
Craters
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Craters_of_the_Far_Side_of_the_Moon.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon#/media/File:Luna_3_grainy_photo_restoration_and_comparison_with_LRO.png
By Prasantapalwiki - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98772366
history.com/news/moon-landing-fake-conspiracy-theories
space.com/apollo-11-moon-landing-hoax-believers.html
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/apollo-11-moon-landing-news-footage-20-30-and-50-years-ago
theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/10/one-giant-lie-why-so-many-people-still-think-the-moon-landings-were-faked
businessinsider.com/china-far-dark-side-moon-panorama-image-change4-2019-1
logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Ad-Hoc-Rescue
twitter.com/cerebralistic/status/1167514108582739968?s=20&t=NRdrVsVOtPEshRLWMWV9lA
Alan asks that we take a closer look at the far side of the Moon.
Have the images of the far side changed over the years?
Is this all a giant hoax?
Hint: Nope, but let's look at it anyway.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:30 Stating my Hypothesis and Methods UP FRONT
04:34 Collecting Images of the Far Side of the Moon
08:30 LRO vs DSCOVR... It Lines Up
12:16 Comparing Apollo 16... It Does Not Match!
13:41 Check the REST of the LRO Images
14:46 We Found the Match... Apollo 16 Lines Up
19:35 Chinese LongJiang-2... Lines Up
21:17 Chinese Chang’e-4... Lines Up
24:32 Russian Luna 3... Lines Up
27:37 What does FlatFact say?
28:16 Checking FlatFact's Images
29:19 Conclusion
SourceMaterial:
EPIC View of Moon Transiting the Earth
by NASA Video
youtu.be/DMdhQsHbWTs
"FLATFACT - Programmer exposes NASA and the 3d code - part 1"
by FlatFact
youtu.be/Jt_Qfp7E5Go
Images of the Moon:
LRO
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/news/lro-farside.html
nasa.gov/images/content/527008main_LWAC_6orths.jpg
nasa.gov/images/content/527006main_farside.1600.jpg
Chang’e-4
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/lunar-far-side-comes-into-focus
aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/lunar-opener-moon-1200x675.jpg
China's LongJiang-2 satellite
nbcnews.com/mach/science/chinese-satellite-snaps-rare-photo-moon-s-far-side-earth-ncna969336
media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-1240w,f_auto,q_auto:best/newscms/2019_06/2746586/190208-lunar-far-side-mc-1515.jpg
Luna 3
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/lu3_1.html
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/hires/lu3_1.gif
Apollo 16
researchgate.net/figure/Earth-facing-and-far-side-pictures-of-the-moon-showing-various-lunar-landing-sites-These_fig1_228995920
researchgate.net/profile/Narendra-Bhandari-3/publication/228995920/figure/fig1/AS:669020768436231@1536518389555/Earth-facing-and-far-side-pictures-of-the-moon-showing-various-lunar-landing-sites-These.ppm
Apollo Mosaic
researchgate.net/figure/Lunar-nearside-left-and-farside-right-image-mosaics-with-the-landing-sites-of-the_fig1_267454477
researchgate.net/profile/Ian-Crawford-2/publication/267454477/figure/fig1/AS:295647354867712@1447499230297/Lunar-nearside-left-and-farside-right-image-mosaics-with-the-landing-sites-of-the.png
DSCOVR
nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth
nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/epicearthmoonstill.png
Craters
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Craters_of_the_Far_Side_of_the_Moon.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon#/media/File:Luna_3_grainy_photo_restoration_and_comparison_with_LRO.png
By Prasantapalwiki - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=98772366
history.com/news/moon-landing-fake-conspiracy-theories
space.com/apollo-11-moon-landing-hoax-believers.html
https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/apollo-11-moon-landing-news-footage-20-30-and-50-years-ago
theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/10/one-giant-lie-why-so-many-people-still-think-the-moon-landings-were-faked
businessinsider.com/china-far-dark-side-moon-panorama-image-change4-2019-1
logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Ad-Hoc-Rescue
twitter.com/cerebralistic/status/1167514108582739968?s=20&t=NRdrVsVOtPEshRLWMWV9lA
