totse.com | What's happening on the other side of the moon?

29a · #1 2003-07-20, 17:21

The idea just hit me, due the the fact the earth NEVER sees the other side of the moon. Isn't it possible the USA or anything else already has a base up there?

Why don't we hear more about the moon, why is it all about Mars now.

What if the "moonraker" James Bond is underway?

Just interested to hear what people think about this possible Conspiracy.

Masisoar · #2 2003-07-21, 20:23

Personally, it strikes me a bit odd as to why the moon acts this way, there has to be some reason. Do other moons of other planets act the same way?

I believe what lies on the moon could be an alien base.

eBlip · #3 2003-07-21, 20:42

although there is a dark side to the moon.

from different places on earth you will see this as the light side of the moon, so there is not a side of the moon that we do not see from somewhere on earth.

explanation

imagine having 2 coins,1 large to represent the earth and 1 small to represent the moon.

put a mark on the edge of the small coin...to represent the face of the moon that you see.

now do not rotate this coin keep it in exactly the same position,...but move this coin around the larger coin. as the moon travells AROUND THE EARTH once every 24 hours...and the earth also rotates once every 24 hours ......coincidence or what???

what you will notice is that as the moon coin gets half way round the earth coin, the mark you made on the coin......ie the face of the moon that you see will now be facing away from the earth .....ie for someone on the other side of the planet....the face of the moon that you ALWAYS SEE will now be the dark side of the moon...

so in reality, although there is a dark side of the moon, the whole of the moon is visible if you look at the moon from different locations on the earth.

JMcSmoky · #4 2003-07-21, 21:19

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quote:Originally posted by eBlip:

although there is a dark side to the moon.

from different places on earth you will see this as the light side of the moon, so there is not a side of the moon that we do not see from somewhere on earth.

explanation

imagine having 2 coins,1 large to represent the earth and 1 small to represent the moon.

put a mark on the edge of the small coin...to represent the face of the moon that you see.

now do not rotate this coin keep it in exactly the same position,...but move this coin around the larger coin. as the moon travells AROUND THE EARTH once every 24 hours...and the earth also rotates once every 24 hours ......coincidence or what???

what you will notice is that as the moon coin gets half way round the earth coin, the mark you made on the coin......ie the face of the moon that you see will now be facing away from the earth .....ie for someone on the other side of the planet....the face of the moon that you ALWAYS SEE will now be the dark side of the moon...

so in reality, although there is a dark side of the moon, the whole of the moon is visible if you look at the moon from different locations on the earth.

You are wrong. I don't know which part to correct first. First of all, the moon DOES rotate as it orbits the earth. It just so happens that the moon rotates exactly once for each trip around the earth, so that the same side of the moon always faces the earth. No one, no matter where on earth they are observing from, no one ever sees the other side of the moon!

Secondly, you say that the moon travels around the earth every 24 hours. I don't think this is true. I don't know for sure how long it takes for the moon to make a complete orbit, but if it were 24 hours, and it travels in the same direction as the earth rotates, the moon would always be directly above the same location on earth all the time! This is obviously not the case.

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eBlip · #5 2003-07-21, 22:14

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quote:Originally posted by JMcSmoky:

You are wrong. I don't know which part to correct first. First of all, the moon DOES rotate as it orbits the earth. It just so happens that the moon rotates once every 24 hours, so that the same side of the moon always faces the earth. No one, no matter where on earth they are observing from, no one ever sees the other side of the moon!

Secondly, you say that the moon travels around the earth every 24 hours. I don't think this is true. I don't know for sure how long it takes for the moon to make a complete orbit, but if it were 24 hours, and it travels in the same direction as the earth rotates, the moon would always be directly above the same location on earth all the time! This is obviously not the case.

JUST LOOK AT www.faqs.org/faqs/astronomy/faq/part5/section-19.html

THEN APPOLOGISE

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AxisMundi · #6 2003-07-21, 22:25

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quote:Originally posted by eBlip:

although there is a dark side to the moon.

from different places on earth you will see this as the light side of the moon, so there is not a side of the moon that we do not see from somewhere on earth.

explanation

imagine having 2 coins,1 large to represent the earth and 1 small to represent the moon.

put a mark on the edge of the small coin...to represent the face of the moon that you see.

now do not rotate this coin keep it in exactly the same position,...but move this coin around the larger coin. as the moon travells AROUND THE EARTH once every 24 hours...and the earth also rotates once every 24 hours ......coincidence or what???

what you will notice is that as the moon coin gets half way round the earth coin, the mark you made on the coin......ie the face of the moon that you see will now be facing away from the earth .....ie for someone on the other side of the planet....the face of the moon that you ALWAYS SEE will now be the dark side of the moon...

so in reality, although there is a dark side of the moon, the whole of the moon is visible if you look at the moon from different locations on the earth.

You are full of shit... only 1 portion of the moon is visible to the ENTIRE planet... the otherside is completely dark and is not seen by the earth... you dumb fucker...

AxisMundi · #7 2003-07-21, 22:27

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quote:Originally posted by eBlip:

JUST LOOK AT www.faqs.org/faqs/astronomy/faq/part5/section-19.html

THEN APPOLOGISE

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All that tells us is exactly what we are saying... there is only 1 part of the moon that is visible from earth and it stays that way FOR FUCKING EVER! You dumb ass... you just confirmed what we said when we corrected you!

JMcSmoky · #8 2003-07-21, 22:35

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quote:Originally posted by eBlip:

JUST LOOK AT www.faqs.org/faqs/astronomy/faq/part5/section-19.html

THEN APPOLOGISE

[This message has been edited by eBlip (edited 07-21-2003).]

What?? I clicked on the link, and it says almost exactly what I said. I did make one mistake in my original post. I said that the moon rotates once every 24 hours. What I meant was, it rotates once for each time it travels around the earth. In your post you said that the moon doesn't rotate at all. Click on the link that you posted and read it more carefully.

I will say this one more time. Observers on earth can only see one side of the moon. You would have to travel into space to see the other side of the moon.

The point of this thread was to discuss what could be happening on the side of the moon that is not visible from earth. There could be a space station or a city or about anything on the other side of the moon. As long as it was kept secret, no one on earth would ever know!

JMcSmoky · #9 2003-07-21, 22:40

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quote:Originally posted by AxisMundi:

You are full of shit... only 1 portion of the moon is visible to the ENTIRE planet... the otherside is completely dark and is not seen by the earth... you dumb fucker...

Exactly! Well, almost. You are right in saying that only one portion of the moon is visible from earth.

The other side is sometimes called the 'dark' side of the moon, but it is not always dark. When we see a full moon, the other side is completely dark. When we see for example, a crescent moon or no moon at all, the sun is shining on the other side of the moon, therefore the other side is only dark during a full moon.

eBlip · #10 2003-07-21, 22:41

OK...OK....

i appologise for not reading my info through properly...