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These shadows are consistent with a lighting source placed in close proximity to the objects. It is not
what we would expect from a single source of light many millions of miles away. By tracing the
direction of the shadow lines back to the source of light, the viewer can ascertain the approximate
position of the light, or lights, used to illuminate this scene.

There are numerous sites devoted to debunking the evidence presented by those who assert that the
Moon landings were faked. If we are to arrive at truth, we should not avoid the arguments of those
who espouse other views, but we should test everything carefully. Some websites ascribe the shadow
anomalies to the effect wide angle lenses have on the perspective of an image. Wide angle lenses
cause the foreground to be enlarged and shadows tend to converge in the distance when the Sun is
behind the photographer. Some examples of this phenomena are shared by those who seek to debunk
the arguments of a Moon hoax.

Converging Shadows Example 1

To be clear, this is not how things appear to the human eye. It is how the photos appear when taken
with a wide angle lens. The human eye will perceive some convergence when looking at parallel
lines which run into the distance, but not to the degree shown in the photo above. A small amount
of convergence is an effect of perspective. The eye perceives a certain vanishing point in the distance
to which all objects seem to converge.