To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 12:43:56 -0500
Subject: [WSFA] viewing the moon
From: ronkean at juno.com
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

On Fri, 1 Nov 2002 00:01:37 -0500 (EST) "Keith F. Lynch"
<kfl at KeithLynch.net> writes:

> ...the suggestion that photographs be taken of the Apollo
> landing sites through a strong telescope...

How could a strong telescope resolve the debris at the Apollo landing
site?  One arcsecond resolution would translate to being able to just
barely resolve features about one mile across, at the distance of the
moon from Earth.  We would probably need to resolve features less than a
foot across to get a convincing image of the debris at the landing site,
while two-foot resolution might give a suggestive image of the lunar
lander and the lunar rover vehicle.  Even two feet is a far cry from a
mile.

Ron Kean

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