Opinions, moon/cloud lighting SS's...

[WernherVonTrapp]

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Ruh roh, ...

At sea, there is no light from below. Clouds are not white, they are BLACK. The only way you know they are there is that they block the light from the stars. Black clouds plus black night equals black sky. When the moon shows through, it is a concentrated halo. The entire cloud does not light.

I'm afraid that TMO is by far the best representation of the night sky at sea. Your shots are realistic for urban areas of land only.

Sorry.

Actually, that makes sense. I don't know how many books I've read where the crews of various warships (Japanese and American) gave accounts of how dark it was during a battle. Often, it was described as being so dark, the individual couldn't see their own hand in front of their face, let alone locate the opposing ships. Sometimes the only evidence of a ship's presence was it's wake as it stirred up the phosphorescent waters.