Questions tagged [photography]

When looking at the day sky, you see a solid blue, with no stars, Moon only rarely, barely visible. But photos of Earth show clear colors of the continents, yellow Sahara, green amazon forests. There's the same amount of air for the light to pass…

How big are photos taken in space? (Megapixels) Furthermore, are there any standards in regards to photo size, quality, etc or do most entities building satellites for exploration or scientific data gathering purposes just try outfit the probe or…