RG_Viza t1_iy9caf6 wrote
Reply to comment by dangerbird2 in Orion flies far beyond the Moon, returns an instantly iconic photo — "It’s really hard to articulate what the feeling is." by marketrent
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…
UrbanGhost114 t1_iy9wfue wrote
Boiled down to "Light pollution".
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