[thecabal]

O RLY?

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2625028/posts?page=202#202

This photo seems to show a moon shadow much like the ones that were seen on Space Shuttle launches. I also heard a report on some other website (sorry, can't remember which one) about a local who saw a "beam" originating from the moon at the time in question. This is the same thing that other people described when seeing that Space Shuttle moon shadow. I used Stellarium to wind back the clock to see where the moon was in the at the time of the alleged missile launch.

The moon seems to have been in the correct position to get the moon shadow as posted in your photo (keep in mind that these KCBS shots are extreme zooms, so the FOV won't be the same as my Stellarium screenshot). If that is a moon shadow as I suspect, doesn't that support a ground launch? There are a lot of self-professed contrail experts here. Can you point me to a moon shadow from a high-altitude contrail?

[dynoman]

It’s obvious the sun is to the west and in line with a horizontal contrail shadow. That cannot be rationally or logically denied. The moon could be over there too but would be overpowered by the sun.

Check contrailscience.com for more photos of the contrail shadow.

This is basic “the earth is round” high school physics.

[justa-hairyape]

If that is a moon shadow as I suspect,..

Cannot be a moon shadow. This was two days after new moon. No light from moon.