Why We Can't See Stars in Space

The universe is an awe inspiring and mesmerizing place. We know stars, galaxies, nebulae, and nearly infinite points of light in the sky exist. We can look up from Earth and see them for ourselves with out own eyes. But why can't we see stars or anything at all in space when we're actually in space? Let's discuss exactly why this happens.

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[officialinterstellarnews]

Quick correction: I stated all three Astronauts landed on the moon. I meant to say they all went to the moon. Michael Collins never step foot on the moon's surface.

[claudelemire]

Michael Collins did not set foot on the moon. He was in orbit. Because of that, Collins is often called the "forgotten astronaut''

[PeBoVision]

Anyyone who lived in an Eastern Canadian or US city during the 2003 power grid failure has experienced this first hand. I always thought I still saw stars in the city until I saw the sky during a 3 night period without being diluted through the city's ambient light. It was literally breathtaking.
Few of us truly see the night sky in the 21st century.

[daniels]

To summarize: Just because you're in space doesn't mean you're not standing in full sunlight. The stars become visible when the sunlight is blocked.

[arielledavis]

My family went on a cruise when I was 16. We had one of the big rooms with a balcony and nothing could have prepared for the night sky in the Atlantic. OMG I was floored. I cried so hard. The darkness of the ocean mixed with the brightness of the stars in the sky brought me to tears. My ancestors used the night sky as a map & it all came kind of full circle for me. I encourage everyone to please try to see the night sky as clear as possible. Our very own galaxy is visible to our own eyes. Beautiful.

[DaxMarko]

As a upcoming developer of a game where it takes places in space, you've defeated my dilemma I had about whenever should player see the stars outside spaceship windows or not. It seems like I would need to hide the distant stars if spaceship is near bright objects like planet or star, or the inside is well lit, but then reveal the beauty of space when player is in total darkness. Definitely a complex task technicality-wise, but I'd like to include as much as realism as possible for immersion purposes, which means needing to learn how things work in space, like from this video.

[its_chupa]

If you haven't been to a dark sky to look at the stars, I suggest you take a trip to a dark sky zone. It's breathtaking. Seeing the milky way in photos does not do it justice compared to your own eyes. It's well worth driving a few hours to see, just make sure its a clear night with no moon

[erenyeager]

I love how far humans have come. Out there, the space is scary, dark, almost empty and lifeless, yet it still holds beauty. That's why i love Science, Space and Astronomy

This video deserves a million of views

[ajca]

December 2021, there was a devastating typhoon that hit the Visayan islands of the Philippines, that destroyed much, and left little. I was privileged enough to have been safe, and when night came, the lack of clouds meant an unhindered view of the night sky, and the beautiful stars sprawled out over the lightless urban landscape. Those were unforgettable days.

[bessmertni]

During a stay in a small town hundreds of miles from a big city I specifically took my kids miles out from that small town so they could see the stars. Seeing the Mikly Way for the first time in her life moved my teenage daughter to tears. It was a beautiful experience.

[dark_mage]

That was an extremely convoluted way of saying you can't see stars while in direct sunlight, but I appreciate the romanticism. Indeed, even relatively meagre levels of light from our cities makes it much more difficult to see the stars at night compared to the pitch-black countryside.

[arveentaylore]

I literally thought I was watching a Vox video and it wasn't until I looked at the channel name that I realised I wasn't. Hoping your channel continues to grow, this was very well made

[greateagle]

It's almost the same reason why we can't really see stars during the day. Thank you for this, the way you explained it was beautiful.

[SlicerJen]

On a scout trip my sons and I did sky watching and saw so many stars, you could not see constellations anymore. We saw the galactic arm. In the city, you only see a few stars. Lighting is key to visibility.

[weird]

This channel is one of the reasons why I love space....
That view of cosmos, without any light pollution....

[esshor.]

I really enjoyed that, thanks. And I even began getting like evil tingles (ya know, like when you’re watching a scary movie) when they started describing the black velvet looking texture of the rest of space above them

[x-celsius]

The cameras from the Apollo missions werent good enough to see all those tiny dots. Even some cameras nowadays on earth have trouble seeing some. The biggest factor is light pollution from the sun. The sun is too bright to allow other stars to be seen easily, since there's nothing blocking sunlight in space. I think I remember hearing somewhere that when the astronauts of Apollo went behind the moon, they could see the most brilliant stars of all, since there was no sunlight to blot out the other stars.

[Summerbaby]

Greenport, Long island, NY had the most beautiful starry night sky I’d ever seen. Away from the city lights So many stars were visible it was an amazing experience for me ☺️

[thatrandomguycommenting]

Most of us can't even really see stars on the surface due to light. I've been out in rural Nevada. There's so many stars in the sky it's insane.

[DawnUSNvet]

Thank you. You explained it well.
a camera like my D750 can shoot the stars requiring that I find a rare place of minimal light pollution.
Then with a tripod, fast lens and proper settings It becomes a reality only after a 20 second exposure.