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I thought that taking pictures in space will not show the stars in the background [0]. Is the light emitted from Earth not brighter than the stars? [0] https:/

• gliptic 5y ago
  This seems to be taken when the earth was in darkness. The lights are city lights.
• SamBam 5y ago
  The subjects in that photo are significantly brighter than the small quantity of earth lights that can be seen in this photo, and so the photo on the moon would have used a much smaller aperture, for much less time. Further, this photo was taken with the intent of capturing those stars and gases, so the camera was deliberately allowed to capture more light with a longer exposure. As a result, while the stars and gases can be seen, most of the Earth lights that can be seen in this photo are blown out -- overexposed.