Overwhelmed . . .
Ever use a starlight scope?
Military used a spotter scope on a tripod in the '70s~'80s that was very cool to operate. Acting as a low-power telescope that magnifies light from the night sky, the sometimes-glaring image comes up on a small cathode ray tube under a cover. The glares would be simply a matter of albedo effect, light and dark shading in a nighttime environment. But let one guy out there light a cigarette, and the scope's down for a full minute trying to recalibrate to the night.