Thanks for posting your actual sunset picture from orbit, how cool is that? This is an interesting example to simulate and here is the result, also showing the red atmosphere only in the very lower layer. Note the sun in the simulation is hiding somewhere in the atmosphere without camera flare being modeled.I've watched hundreds of sunsets in orbit. Like you can see in the picture in message 11, only the atmosphere closest to the planet appears red and when the sun is seen through that atmosphere it appears red.
And here's a picture I took myself
"I've watched hundreds of sunsets in orbit"
I've watched hundreds of sunsets in orbit. Like you can see in the picture in message 11, only the atmosphere closest to the planet appears red and when the sun is seen through that atmosphere it appears red.
This video is what it looks like in real time.
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And here's a picture I took myself
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How did you take this? like how does it look so good, i just got Space engine, but in particular, planets look really low quality, and how do you have the ISS lol
I thought that was pretty surprising! But it seems to be true. With 14 inches aperture your resolution should be a little better than a meter at 400km. At that point your more limited by the atmospheric turbulence, since you need sub arc-second seeing.
I thought that was pretty surprising! But it seems to be true. With 14 inches aperture your resolution should be a little better than a meter at 400km. At that point your more limited by the atmospheric turbulence, since you need sub arc-second seeing.