On 15-3-2017 19:09, clipka wrote:
> Am 15.03.2017 um 13:23 schrieb Thomas de Groot:
>
>> Yes indeed. I intend to add some brighter stars. Otherwise, the idea is
>> that we are in a part of the galaxy much brighter than our own and that
>> star clusters are also visible in daylight, like in this image. The
>> 'moon' is intended to be in a much earlier phase of development with
>> lava fields and impacts highlighted.
>
> Fun fact: Contrary to popular belief, celestial structures whose
> apparent size exceeds the resolution of an image sensor (eye, camera or
> whatever) do /not/ exhibit an increase in "pixel brightness" as you get
> closer(*). They just exhibit an increase in apparent size.
>
> (*Unless you traverse dust clouds as you approach.)
>

Hmmm... that makes sense somehow. So, I should correct what I wrote 
earlier about a 'brighter' part of the galaxy. Still, I suppose that 
with a sky filled with star clusters rather than individual stars, those 
clusters could be visible by day. Like some comets for instance do.

-- 
Thomas

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