Light issue with milky way and stars

haltux

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Jun 5, 2026
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Hello,

Maybe the topic has already been discussed and if this is the case, sorry.

I think there is something really wrong with stars and even more milky way visibility. Both visibility should depend on the level of ambient light. Simply put, when you have the sun, or an illuminated planet, or even an illuminated spaceship in your field of view, the stars should be barely visible (only the brightest), or even not visible at all, and the milky way should definitely not be visible at all.

It was not too shocking until the milky way was added, seeing it so clearly in daylight from low orbit, just above illuminated Earth makes really no sense at all. Now that I have noticed it and removed it, even the stars annoy me. Astronauts themselves say they don't see stars during the day, and this is something we can see on all space photos.

I also think the milky way is too bright even in the complete darkness but this is a much less important issue.

Thanks.
 
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I can't recall any exact statements right now but I'm pretty sure that more dynamic visuals (like the expected effect you describe) are part of the plan. For the time being they're just implementing the basics and will return to them for polish in the future. Things are still pretty early along all things considered.