"Toned-down Stars" more realistic night sky mod

[Bill Nichols]

It's always bothered me that the Dangerous Waters sky has so many bright stars, especially in the transitions between night and day. In this small mod, I've adjusted the dynamic range of star brightnesses to something I like better. The brightest stars are still bright, but I've made the dimmer stars more dim. The number of stars in the sky remains the same, the difference is that there is a greater range of brightnesses. This is especially evident at dawn and dusk. Before, there were simply too many stars visible in the skyglow. Now, only the brightest stars are visible before sunrise and after sunset.

Before:



After:




You can find this mod at my site, on the "Downloads" page.

Enjoy!

(Now, if only I knew how to make that huge, ugly moon smaller )