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dangerbird2 t1_iy8lovr wrote

Reply to comment by MG5thAve in Orion flies far beyond the Moon, returns an instantly iconic photo — "It’s really hard to articulate what the feeling is." by marketrent

IRL you'd be able to see the stars. They just don't show up on a normal camera exposure

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RG_Viza t1_iy9caf6 wrote

Inverse square law of brightness. In order to expose for the earth and moon, the stars get lost at the bottom of the dynamic range capability of the medium. Brightness of light decreases as an inverse square of the distance traveled.

When you think about how far starlight has traveled…

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MG5thAve t1_iy8m1by wrote

I was thinking something like this as well - though, I’m also a photographer. Any star would just need to be as bright as the earth here to show up in the image. But, to your point, I guess they’re all too far away to emit as much brightness. I’d like to see what an HDR image looks like from this angle!

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JaggedMetalOs t1_iyavcaf wrote

You'd probably need to shield your eyes from anything bright as well to allow your eyes to dark adapt.

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