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by jbrooks
Fri Jun 22, 2007 1:15 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Stars and the Solstice Sun (APOD 21 June 2007)
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APOD June 21, 2007 - Day sky with no atmosphere

Unfortunately, the real answer is nothing so artistically pleasing. To see the answer, just look at photographs taken during the Apollo missions where the sun is in the picture. You'll see a bright, blazing, white sun and a dark, black sky with no stars visible. It's not that the stars aren't there ...