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EarthInteresting9781 OP t1_jebbvx4 wrote

Reply to comment by Th3TruthIs0utTh3r3 in Probably a dumb question, but why can’t you see the stars in a lot of published space photos? by EarthInteresting9781

But if you were just the astronaut in that photo you would see stars?

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PandaRiot_90 t1_jebczms wrote

If your the astronaut, you could be seeing the stars. Our eyes are better than cameras.

In pictures, stars don't show up because of the distant lights of the stars isn't brighter than the closest object. Same way when you take a picture on a clear night, you can physically see stars in the backdrop but your camera will struggle to capture them unless shutter time is adjusted to let in more light to be able to capture them.

Hope this helps.

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