You sure can! Unfortunately our civilization has robbed us of things that our ancestors took for granted, including our beautiful night sky.
Also some more details from the source:
OP: This was in Namibia!
USER: Was it almost pitch black when you took the picture?
OP: I shot this from like 12am - 4am. It was completely dark but the whole landscape was lit up by the light from the stars, so to answer your question, no.
Btw, my original comment was a bit confusing because I was replying to the last point only, so I’ll add a small edit: This image was taken with professional equipment and required a lot of exposure to capture as much light as possible - hence why it’s so bright. A night sky seen by a naked eye is a lot darker than this. Still, you’d be able to see the Milky Way and a lot of stars.
![African Night [3840x2160]](https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/6a126a42-3f72-4068-aeb0-254e35a019d5.jpeg){kind=link}
You sure can! Unfortunately our civilization has robbed us of things that our ancestors took for granted, including our beautiful night sky.
Also some more details from the source:
Btw, my original comment was a bit confusing because I was replying to the last point only, so I’ll add a small edit: This image was taken with professional equipment and required a lot of exposure to capture as much light as possible - hence why it’s so bright. A night sky seen by a naked eye is a lot darker than this. Still, you’d be able to see the Milky Way and a lot of stars.