I cannot say whether or not this should be a separate thread but I think that posting pictures that show what one actually sees is a very good idea.
From the previous comments this "simulation" will be a "tough call" but very interesting and quite a challange.
So that these results may be relied on a procedure and guidelines should be published so that those posting the pics are doing the same thing.
The guidelines may specify the altitude of the object and exposure times as a function of aperture.
The problem here is simulating the eye's response using a camera CCD. This is quite a complex subject and is being addressed in the area of HDR imagery. Perhaps a commonly available HDR processing program may be specified in the guidelines. A set number of exposures are taken and combined.
Initially one could post the results and refine the guideline parameters as time goes by.
That's my 2 bobs worth.
Clear Skies,
Jerry.
