There is a roughly 1 second delay between communication at Earth/moon distance. Do you really think that wasn't factored in? The engineers back then were actually quite smart. And that was Apollo 17. They had five other moon landings prior to this one. It was by far the most content-heavy of the bunch, they by then had the camera work down, the communications perfected, etc. Also, it's even possible (I can't remember but for sure we had the tech to do this then) that a wire ran from the lander to the camera gimble and provided timing signalling to the servo motor. There's nothing in this video that was beyond the technology of the early 1970's. People back then weren't going "Wow, that's impossible!"
The moon is about 240,000 miles away (it varies from 225,000 to about 252,000). The speed of light is 186,000 m/s. So it's about a 1.2 to 1.35 second delay. So about a second. Now you're going to be pedantic after basically ignoring straightforward science and engineering?
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23163643? ago
Read your Bible. Open your eyes. Pull your head out of your ass.
23164721? ago
IF you believe in the moon landing. You MUST defend this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HQfauGJaTs
HOW DID WE GET THIS VIDEO BACK IF ALL OF THE ASTRONAUTS ARE IN THE SPACE POD?!?!?!?!?!?!
23166705? ago
I love how the camera zooms out and pans up to track the vehicle so quickly. At that distance, with radio waves from earth, there would be a delay.
23167345? ago
There is a roughly 1 second delay between communication at Earth/moon distance. Do you really think that wasn't factored in? The engineers back then were actually quite smart. And that was Apollo 17. They had five other moon landings prior to this one. It was by far the most content-heavy of the bunch, they by then had the camera work down, the communications perfected, etc. Also, it's even possible (I can't remember but for sure we had the tech to do this then) that a wire ran from the lander to the camera gimble and provided timing signalling to the servo motor. There's nothing in this video that was beyond the technology of the early 1970's. People back then weren't going "Wow, that's impossible!"
23172833? ago
Factually incorrect.
23182305? ago
The moon is about 240,000 miles away (it varies from 225,000 to about 252,000). The speed of light is 186,000 m/s. So it's about a 1.2 to 1.35 second delay. So about a second. Now you're going to be pedantic after basically ignoring straightforward science and engineering?
23169837? ago
Amazing that you are down-voted for simply being scientifically literate.
23172796? ago
Yeah, I really don't understand either but have seen it many times on the interwebs when it comes to this subject(s).