10 Reasons Why People Think the Moon Landing Was Fake

2. Lack of stars

One big issue people had with the lunar landing photos was the distinct lack of photos. After all, without the miles and miles of atmosphere to keep out the light, the dust, the pollution and so on, it should be possible to see a gazillion million stars, right?

Well, sort of. While the moon has no atmosphere and the stars are normally always visible, you’d have to be there to see them. Back in the 60s cameras weren’t exactly what they are today so that explains why the exposure didn’t help capture any stars. There’s also the issue of the light from the module that obscured the smaller lights from the stars above.

1. Duplicate backdrop

The theory to rule them all implicates the so-called “duplicate backdrop”. Two photos from the Apollo 15 mission seem eerily familiar, having what looks to be as the same identical backdrop. The area in front of the camera, however, looks completely different.

NASA says the photos were taken miles apart, but conspiracy theory fans are having none of what they’re serving. The space agency says that since the moon is much smaller than Earth, with which we are so familiar, horizons can appear a lot closer to the eye, which means that the rugged terrain seen in one of the pictures is not in the same area as the second picture.

The two hills in the photograph, however, are identical as proven by several overlaid pictures, which made a lot of people believe that NASA just forgot to change the backdrop during the shoot. This is one of the 10 reasons why people think the moon landing was fake.