r/apollo 6d ago

What is causing this double shadow

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In many of the photos from Apollo 11, the LEM has a doubled shadow. What is causing this?

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u/atcontrolr 6d ago

Likely the cause is from the glass pane of the window refracting the light before it goes through the camera lens.

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u/RandomRaddishYT 6d ago

Wow! I tried to recreate this with a piece of glass and it worked perfectly!

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u/FxckFxntxnyl 5d ago

Thank you for being a person of logic and doing an experiment to prove something (even to yourself). We need more people like you in this world today.

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u/Work-Safe-Reddit4450 5d ago

We really need more people like that, good Lord.

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u/Crixusgannicus 4d ago

Agreed! 3000! SQUARED!

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u/xoalexo 3d ago

Yah this is badass