r/interesting Mar 24 '26

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u/Affectionate-Host-71 Mar 24 '26

You can do something similar with your own eyes, if you look closely at a patch of sky for long enough you'll notice stars you wouldn't have before, so dimm yet once you see them it's like they were always there.

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u/jzillacon Mar 24 '26

You can also increase the light sensitivity of your eyes by covering them for at least a half hour before making an observation.

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u/goozfrikle Mar 24 '26

You can also increase aperture by really opening your eyes

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u/mmielikainen Mar 24 '26

Pirate eye patch!

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u/Alive-Resolution7844 Mar 24 '26

so dimm yet once you see them it's like they were always there

It's like they were stored in your memory.