Our eyes vs Cameras

From: Michael (dayzman_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 19:57:12 +1100

Hi,

I was wondering... do our eyes have better (light) sensitivity than those
webcams used in astrophotography? Because I was wondering if I will see
better than those pictures online (taken with the same model).

Regards,
Michael

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