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For some reason I read this as the entire background should remain static while the asteroids etc. be made larger under zoom. This... doesn't make any sense, which is why I referenced the Hubble Deep Field. While not quite on the nose, it's the first example that came to mind to show that the background changes under magnification (I realize that HDF is also due to exposure time).
I see now you meant the apparent size of individual stars, which is due to relative brightness and wouldn't change. "Static" also kind of implies same angular position in one's field of view which wouldn't be the case.
For some reason I read this as the entire background should remain static while the asteroids etc. be made larger under zoom. This... doesn't make any sense, which is why I referenced the Hubble Deep Field. While not quite on the nose, it's the first example that came to mind to show that the background changes under magnification (I realize that HDF is also due to exposure time).
I see now you meant the apparent size of individual stars, which is due to relative brightness and wouldn't change. "Static" also kind of implies same angular position in one's field of view which wouldn't be the case.
Technically, the apparent sizes of individual stars do change when you zoom in. You just have to zoom in way beyond what would be practical for scoping out that fighter craft on the other side of the asteroid field before the difference is noticeable. At tens of thousands of times magnification, you start seeing things like this:
