Astronauts can see stars

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Contrary to NASA scientists,
Astronauts Can See Stars!

Updated 12 October 2009

Have you seen my Science Challenge # 24?
An anonymous person told me about this article by Don Pettit, science officer for the international space station, who wrote:
"You see stars and planets and our galaxy on edge."

Science Officer and Flight Engineer Edward T. Lu wrote this:
Mars ... is bright enough that even when we are on the lit side of the Earth, and with all the lights on inside, it is clearly visible against the black background of space.

Another interesting remark from Edward Lu:

It is fun to watch stars as they rise or set through the atmosphere as we circle the Earth. They start to twinkle as the light rays bend while passing through the uneven density of the atmosphere. Then, as they get closer to the actual horizon, they start to look orange and then red before blinking out. Sometimes they even turn green briefly.

Why didn't any of the 21 Apollo astronauts talk about the stars?

That anonymous person also sent me links to several sites that have photographs taken by the astronauts. The image below is a portion of one of the photos taken by Don Pettit from a window in the space station. Note that stars are everywhere. You can find this and other photos at this NASA page.

Some of the dots that appear in photos from the space station are due to dust or imaging errors, but most of the dots are stars and galaxies.

You can also see stars in photos of the auroras. Don Pettit's article about the auroras is here. Check out the QuickTime movie of the auroras. (The movie is along the right side of the page. Here is a direct link.) The image below is a portion of a photograph of the auroras taken from the space station. It is from this site, which has a mixture of photos from both the space station and from the earth.

The lack of an atmosphere allows astronauts to see stars that are too faint for us to see on the earth, and the stars that we see are much brighter to the astronauts. Also, the stars in space are tiny spheres of light rather than blurry, flickering points. Even pilots who fly high up in the atmosphere are astounded by the quantity and the brightness of the stars, as I mentioned here.

We were lied to about the Apollo moon landing, the 9/11 attack, the world wars, the Holocaust, etc.

The "ordinary" people claim to be innocent and lovable, but their irresponsible and selfish attitudes are allowing unbelievable wars, corruption, and crimes. Their behavior is disgusting. Don't make excuses for them. Instead, tell them to behave like a human instead of like a stupid animal.

Some of those "ordinary" people complain that they're tired of our conspiracy theories, but some of us are tired of their disgusting behavior. Don't let them intimidate you! We should tell them that if they behave like an animal, then we will treat them like an animal.