Should You Be Able To See Stars In Space Images?

Why are there no stars in space images, like the Apollo moon landing? Why is a lot of space art wrong? Astrum answers.

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[astrumspace]

Thanks to W West for asking this weeks question! If you have a space related question, ask below, and your question might be picked next!

[jerry]

Unfortunately the people who most need to know this aren’t in your audience

[DontDefuse]

Imagine leaving Earth and standing on the moon looking back at Earth. That concept alone is unreal

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I always appreciate an educational video about space.

[TheGunmanChannel]

Come on man, we all know the moon is flat and made out of cheese.

[shanosantwanos]

Im blessed to live in nz and my view of the stars humbles me everytime.
As a child me and my sis used to sleep under the stars and they have fascinated me ever since.

[markholm]

With human vision, its not just the opening and closing of the iris that adjusts sensitivity. The sensitivity of your retina’s photoreceptor cells also changes in response to light level. Your irises respond in less than a second. The photoreceptor cell response is much slower, taking up to half an hour to be complete. Try this experiment. You need a room that can be brightly lit or very, but not completely dark at your will. Go in the room with the bright lights on. Now turn out the lights. Wait a few seconds. Look around and note what you can see. Now wait several minutes more, in the very dim light. Look around again and note what you can see. It works the same for stars at night. If your sky is really dark, you can see a lot more faint stars after several minutes adaptation to darkness.

[rextrek]

Finally - that Question was answered - because that always bothered me as you for the knowledge

[pajasan]

In modern era of phone cameras with full auto it seems only few people understand how they actualy work. Short answer to the title: dymanic range.

[FillingTheNeed]

Good information to know. Thanks for the video. I’ve never personally witnessed it but my stepfather told me that when he was a child his job was hand digging drinking water wells. He told me that looking up from a 40 foot deep well during the day he could see stars. Not sure if this is relevant here but the video reminded me of the story.

[kirbymarchbarcena]

That's one good explanation about photography in space.

[akarioRsangma]

I see a bunch of people not knowing basic principles of how camera exposures work

[adventureswithdogs]

I have noticed this in the mountains near where I live. Even though there is little light pollution there, I can capture more stars in my photos if I increase the exposure. This proves that no matter where we are on Earth, there is still some "washout" effect.

[albertdadzie]

Ever thought of putting these on TV? I mean, I am like well enlightened about space stuff from this channel. Definitely one of my favourite channels

[tempname]

Long story short: Both camera and eye adapt to surrounding brightness. If it's high, they don't register stars, that are actually relatively dim.

[matthias]

Turns out it was a less stupid question that I always thought. 😂

[connorm]

This video finally solved the question I have been having for weeks I always thought that we can’t see the stars due to the sun being open with no cover

[thatfordguy]

So we can build a space station. But cant make a camera work in space as it would normally on earth. Makes perfect sense.

[rjaban]

I love your channel. It brought me back to love astronomy. I hope you will make another short video about : why the nebula appears colorful

[Dr_Do-Little]

Do you see any stars in daytime? Well. The astronauts didn't either.