It's a new one on me, from a blog post on fakeapollo.com...---Quote---These reflectors are tiny little things. Hitting one with a laser from Earth should be almost impossible. Furthermore, any backyard astronomer knows that the Moon is a moving target. The closer that you zoom in with your telescope, the faster the Moon zips away under high magnification. You have to calibrate your telescope with the Earth's axis perfectly in order to minimize that movement. Even with perfectly (and I really mean perfectly calibrated instruments), hitting a small target the size of a few books on the Moon should still be impossible. Imagine for a moment that I gave you a gun that could shoot targets over 250,000 miles away. How long would it take you to hit a target the size of a few books 230,000 miles away? It's not going to happen!---End Quote---...---Quote---Anyway, all of this talk of "Lunar reflectors" seems to be hype. If you are science minded, then you are probably thinking, "but... the reflectors allow us to calculate the distance to the Moon more precisely than just bouncing lasers of the Moon's surface does..." Yes, perhaps. Or, perhaps improved laser technology (or improved computer algorithms) allow for that precision. Both are possible in this matter. The fact remains - NASA has already explained that Earth telescopes cannot be used to find the Lunar landing sites. They have no way of locating these reflectors with any sort of precision. Yet, they claim to be able to locate them with ease during their laser exercises. Something is amiss here, and it's not the logic presented in this article.---End Quote-----The writer claims to be neither a hoax believer or denier, but considering the email he sent me when I requested to use some of his pictures, he very much seems to believe the hoax. The post also references the 1962 laser calculations used to determine how close the moon was.I would post a link to the full post, but the forum does not want to play ball. :shifty: The blog is fakeapollo.com and the post is something like fourth on the main page.Anyway, my understanding of retroflectors is... limited... to be kind (I've always thought of the tracking of Apollo craft by non-NASA agencies as my "proof"). My initial reaction was that the intense precision required for this was actually proof of the lunar landings - but, Apollo 11 overshot its landing site, and Collins couldn't find the Eagle from the CM. So I have to admit, this one had me scratching my head a bit.Any thoughts?