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Who can give a GOOD and simple explanation why the sky at night is dark,
given the fact that there are ziljons and ziljons of stars, all emitting light. Take picture with a powerfull telesope, and you will find it very hard to see a place where there are no stars... Yet... the night is dark... |
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Chauffeurtje wrote:
Who can give a GOOD and simple explanation why the sky at night is dark, given the fact that there are ziljons and ziljons of stars, all emitting light. Take picture with a powerfull telesope, and you will find it very hard to see a place where there are no stars... Yet... the night is dark... Dust |
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![]() "Golden California Girls" schreef in bericht ... Chauffeurtje wrote: Who can give a GOOD and simple explanation why the sky at night is dark, given the fact that there are ziljons and ziljons of stars, all emitting light. Take picture with a powerfull telesope, and you will find it very hard to see a place where there are no stars... Yet... the night is dark... Dust Thank you!!! That makes a good answer! But.... why is it than, that when light is absorbed by dust, it starts to emit light itself? |
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Chauffeurtje wrote:
"Golden California Girls" schreef in bericht ... Chauffeurtje wrote: Who can give a GOOD and simple explanation why the sky at night is dark, given the fact that there are ziljons and ziljons of stars, all emitting light. Take picture with a powerfull telesope, and you will find it very hard to see a place where there are no stars... Yet... the night is dark... Dust Thank you!!! That makes a good answer! But.... why is it than, that when light is absorbed by dust, it starts to emit light itself? Never seen dust emit light. Radio maybe. |
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![]() "Golden California Girls" schreef in bericht ... Chauffeurtje wrote: "Golden California Girls" schreef in bericht ... Chauffeurtje wrote: Who can give a GOOD and simple explanation why the sky at night is dark, given the fact that there are ziljons and ziljons of stars, all emitting light. Take picture with a powerfull telesope, and you will find it very hard to see a place where there are no stars... Yet... the night is dark... Dust Thank you!!! That makes a good answer! But.... why is it than, that when light is absorbed by dust, it starts to emit light itself? Never seen dust emit light. Radio maybe. You really have no clou, don't you? Never heard of the Paradox of Olbers? Use Google..... and see. |
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"Chauffeurtje" wrote...
in message ... Who can give a GOOD and simple explanation why the sky at night is dark, given the fact that there are ziljons and ziljons of stars, all emitting light. Take picture with a powerfull telesope, and you will find it very hard to see a place where there are no stars... Yet... the night is dark... Wikipedia gives a good and simple explanation of this paradox. However, as you will see, calling it "Olber's" is a misnomer, and calling it a "paradox" is also quite a stretch... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olbers%27_paradox HTH happy days and... starry starry nights! -- Indelibly yours, Paine Ellsworth P.S. "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark." Michelangelo P.P.S.: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Paine_Ellsworth |
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