Comments by "Yazzam X" (@yazzamx6380) on "Motherboard" channel.

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  34.  @jaimealfaro200  - You said "if you look in the oposite direction from the sun, you would see more stars than you can see here on Earth. You should stick to the subjects you understand." As a practicing amateur astronomer for around 30 years with a huge interest in all space related topics, including space travel, I do know what I'm taking about son, whereas you don't (look up 'Dunning-Kruger' that you're a good example of). Here's a few quotes about when we can and cannot see stars, from Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins' 1974 book "Carry the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey" - [When in orbit around the earth], quote: "...Out from behind the shadow of the earth, we are into the constant sunlight...Towards the sun, nothing can be seen but its blinding disk, whereas down-sun there is simply a black void. The stars are there, but they cannot be seen because, with sunlight flooding the spacecraft, the pupil of the eye involuntarily contracts, and the light from the stars is too dim to compete with the reflected sunlight, as both enter the eye through the tiny aperture formed by the contracted pupil. No, to see the stars, the pupil must be allowed to relax, to open wide enough to let the starlight form a visible image on the retina, and that can be done only by blocking out the sunlight...". [When in the shadow of the Earth during his Gemini mission], quote: "My God, the stars are everywhere: above me on all sides, even below me somewhat, down there next to that obscure horizon. The stars are bright and they are steady. Of course I know that a star's twinkle is created by the atmosphere, and I have seen twinkle-less stars before in a planetarium, but this is different; this is no simulation, this is the best view of the universe that a human has ever had... My only complaint is that the protective coatings of my visor do not allow an even more spectacular look at the stars." [When entering the shadow of the moon], quote: "...To add to the dramatic effect, we find we can see the stars again. We are in the shadow of the moon now, in darkness for the first time in three days, and the elusive stars have reappeared as if called especially for this occasion...". [With Neil and Buzz on the surface and whilst in the shadow of the moon], quote: "...Outside my window I can see stars - and that is all. Where I know the moon to be, there is simply a black void; the moon's presence is defined solely by the absence of stars". That is consistent with everything we've heard from Neil and Buzz and other astronauts ever since people first went into space. Which part of what Michael Collins says about seeing stars do you still not understand?
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