06.05.2010, 14:21
It would "Look" Great but not realistic. I am an Astrophotographer (hobby) and even in the darkest of skies (no light pollution) the sky would never look this good.
That particular photo is a timed exposure. Depending on the equipment used it could be 10 to 40 min and tracked for that time, with the foreground added as a layer.
The foreground would be blurred due to the tracking motion compensating for rotation of the earth. So that foreground was probably shot at a different time.
What would be nice is the existing "stars" in game be accurate for time, season and geographical location. That could actually aid in navigation, if one wanted to go that far into the simulation.
That particular photo is a timed exposure. Depending on the equipment used it could be 10 to 40 min and tracked for that time, with the foreground added as a layer.
The foreground would be blurred due to the tracking motion compensating for rotation of the earth. So that foreground was probably shot at a different time.
What would be nice is the existing "stars" in game be accurate for time, season and geographical location. That could actually aid in navigation, if one wanted to go that far into the simulation.