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I've always had this doubt... All those lights from the cities, shown in the video... we can only see it so bright because the camera had a big exposure time right? If a person is looking down from the ISS with the naked eye, can it really see those lights?

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>> ^EMPIRE:

I've always had this doubt... All those lights from the cities, shown in the video... we can only see it so bright because the camera had a big exposure time right? If a person is looking down from the ISS with the naked eye, can it really see those lights?


The video brightness is probably enhanced because of camera settings, but city lights are easily visible to the eye from orbit.

>> ^Boise_Lib:

>> ^EMPIRE:
I've always had this doubt... All those lights from the cities, shown in the video... we can only see it so bright because the camera had a big exposure time right? If a person is looking down from the ISS with the naked eye, can it really see those lights?

The video brightness is probably enhanced because of camera settings, but city lights are easily visible to the eye from orbit.


Ya, it is actually a good retort to someone who claims humans can't have that great of an effect on the earth (climate change stuff). I still don't know where to fall in that whole conversation, but stuff like this does make you realize that man has left his mark on this world, for better or worse.

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