"Mount Stromlo astronomers could see the rover tracks .

[Blue Moon]

Just found this claim:

http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/...sp?id=ns232623

Fake lunar lander?

About seven years ago I attended a course at the Australian National University in Canberra. One evening, we went to the Mount Stromlo Observatory and had a look through one of the telescopes.

The bloke in charge of the tour mentioned the lunar landings (Feedback, 22/29 December). He said that while the American astronauts were driving around in the lunar lander, some of the astronomers were following their progress on the large optical telescope they have at Stromlo. They could actually see the tracks increasing, albeit very slowly, on the surface of the Moon.

Where have the astronomers involved with these observations been hiding in recent years, or was it just a stunt to impress us science teachers? But perhaps even hard evidence like this is not going to convince the crazies, so why bother?

Malcolm Oliver Taree
New South Wales

http://www.newscientist.com/opinion/...sp?id=ns232623

[kucharek]

A stunt or a joke. Leg pulling. Astronomer also have some sense of humor. I know one guy who often tells visitors at the observatory unbelievable stories and always gets frustrated that it doesn't matters how unbelievable the story is, the people take it.

Harald

[DataCable]

"Just the other day, as I was making detailed charts of the mountains and craters on Pluto..."

:roll:

[JonClarke]

I know some of the people at Mt Stromlo (worked as a volunteer in the visitors centre before in burned down last year) and while some of them have very quirky sensed of humour none of them would have said this. But it was 7 years ago.....

Jon

[Trust No 1]

I think his memory is failing him, personally.
It's a pity Mount Stromlo doesn't exist anymore, thanks to the bushfires.

[johnwitts]

So, astronomers at the observatory claimed to be able to spot lunar rover tracks from Earth? Then the observatory mysteriously burns down? I smell a conspiracy.

[JonClarke]

It was probably more to do with the laser tracking facility which was actually a landing aid for UFOs (I kid you not, we got that one night from some visitors)



Jon

[tlbs101]

Well, heck, I was just looking at Cassini getting closer to Saturn through my homemade 8-inch reflector last night.... :roll: :P

[JimTKirk]

Well, heck, I was just looking at Cassini getting closer to Saturn through my homemade 8-inch reflector last night.... :roll: :P

I've got an 8" Celestron. Want to give me a hand mapping Sedna?

[glen chapman]

You needed a telescope to do that????? Wow, poor eyesight indeed.

Oh by the way, if anyone wants them. I have plotted the location of all the McDonalds and Taco Bells on Planet X.

I must confess, needed binoculars for that stuff

Glen Chapman