Re: Apollo's Laser Reflecting 'Corner Cubes'


"tj Frazir" <GravityPhysics@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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15 km wide is dimmer then te moon .
ALL angles direct from the sun to earth off iron gold exc..
Stand 1000 feet from a wall and shine a flashlight at it. Wile the
sun hits the wall.
Place matalic pices all over that wall.
What reflections are yours and witch is the suns ?
The moon reflects the harsh sun with no filtering and you think a laser
10 million times dimmer ....

BUT it is still possible. Go read this. It explains how they solve the
problems you describe.

http://physics.ucsd.edu/~tmurphy/apollo/basics.html


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