Apollo 11 Moon landing conspiracy theories debunked: was the moon landing fake? – BBC Bitesize

Conspiracy: no stars visible

Some argue that the lack of stars in the photos proves it was staged. If the image really was taken on the Moon, shouldn’t we be able to see a sky full of stars?

The sky may look black, but remember, the image was taken in the daytime and both astronauts and the lunar landscape itself are brightly lit by the Sun.

If you’re going to take a photo of a brightly lit scene, the camera settings will need to be different than those required to take photos in darker surroundings. In a bright environment, faint objects like stars simply aren’t going to show up and the Moon landing image focuses on the subjects in the foreground rather than the background. For pointers about lighting when filming, check out this video which contains some advanced filming tips.