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belugwhal t1_iy8lzh3 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

It's actually the opposite. You're figuratively blinded by stars when you leave the atmosphere. It's the camera exposure.

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MG5thAve t1_iy8m8p7 wrote

That’s interesting! It must be a spectacular sight. Do you have any experience in this regard, or know somebody that has been out in space?

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bombmk t1_iya48ee wrote

This is what it looks like when you are just out of the air and light pollution here from earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PGP5zdNJNA

Get outside of the atmosphere and it will be even crazier.

And if you then add that what we can see with the naked eye is only a small fraction of the galaxy...

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