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Stars are visible in space but the Earth is so bright that if you expose it properly, the stars are underexposed. It’s basically the same reason we don’t see th
by evan_ 6y ago
Stars are visible in space but the Earth is so bright that if you expose it properly, the stars are underexposed. It’s basically the same reason we don’t see the stars in the daytime: the sun is much brighter.
- proc0 6y agoRight but does that mean astronauts don't see stars because it's always "daytime" in space? If we can see the Milky Way in the night sky of remote places away from cities, then the atmosphere must be playing a huge role in allowing us to see stars. I'm just wondering if those night skies are also visible in space, perhaps from the dark side of the moon.
- dragonwriter 6y ago> then the atmosphere must be playing a huge role in allowing us to see stars. It does not. The Earth blocking out the light from the Sun (and the side of the Earth facing it) does. Of course, that also works in space, and stars are visible in space: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/stargazing-from-the-international-space-station https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/stargazing-from-the-inter...
- proc0 6y agoAh nice, thanks. I would think these would be as popular as the dark background earth ones, but maybe I just missed them.