08-01-2016, 03:31 PM
One of the tricky things about making planetary models is that the true reflected luminosity of a planet's day side would mask the night-side luminosity, even if the night side was quite bright. I like to show the night-lights in these images, as well as the stars; but in reality, to a baseline human eye, the dayside would outshine all but the most brilliant stars and any nightlights, including glowing lava and city lights.
Perhaps I can rationalise this by saying that some sort of augmented vision application intervenes to create these images, or something along those lines. OA citizens would almost certainly see the world in better detail than we do.
Perhaps I can rationalise this by saying that some sort of augmented vision application intervenes to create these images, or something along those lines. OA citizens would almost certainly see the world in better detail than we do.