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[–] Whitworth 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

In b4 flat earthers swarm the thread trying to marginalize the site.

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[–] Liber ago 

I’m no flat earthier, but where are the stars? All of these sorts of pictures have no stars in them..

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[–] Whitworth 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Because of camera shutter speeds. A slow shutter speed let’s in more light which can overexpose brightly lit objects. The satellite is well lit by the sun, so a faster shutter speed limits the light getting in. The stars are so dim in the background they don’t get picked up in the photo. You can do this experiment yourself. Just take a picture of any brightly lit object with the night sky in the background. No stars

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[–] ADaniels ago  (edited ago)

Because the light source close-by drowns out all the background light, just like how you can’t see stars at night in the bright downtown city, or in the daytime.