Doesn’t land a hit on the story as it’s always been told: They’re piloted by intelligent beings and that they only want to be seen occasionally. They’d notice that we’re all carrying cameras and deliberately appear less frequently (while still acting aloof).
XKCD.
It is difficult to make even a Moon’s photo with a smartphone https://www.popsci.com/how-to-photograph-the-moon#page-2
Doesn’t land a hit on the story as it’s always been told: They’re piloted by intelligent beings and that they only want to be seen occasionally. They’d notice that we’re all carrying cameras and deliberately appear less frequently (while still acting aloof).