Pluto is really really far away, like so far that not much light from the sun should get there. why are images of Pluto so well lit?

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The picture in question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/g6gz8g/pluto_in_1994_and_in_2018/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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Answer 1

Pluto isn’t as dark as you might think. The sun is 1500x dimmer than on the earth, but that is still more than 500x brighter than the moon. The surface would appear as twilight to someone standing there, and with no other light sources around, your eyes would quickly adjust. A sensitive camera would have no problem taking good pictures.