Comments on: Olber’s Paradox - Why the Sky is Dark at Nights? http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/ Homeboy's astronomy blog provides astronomy howto and technical articles for amateurs and beginners in astronomy Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:41:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: marko http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/#comment-517 marko Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:25:22 +0000 http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/#comment-517 Samia, I am sorry but I don't understand your question exactly. I guess what you are asking, so let me try to explain. Think about the universe. It is expanding with the speed of light, which is 300 000km/s, about 40 times around the Earth in one second. Nice speed, by the way.. Now, the first stars were "set in flames" in 13.7 billion years ago or something (don't know exactly). The light from those stars (in the edge of the universe) comes to Earth in 13.7 billion years. The thing is that we haven't seen "all the light" yet. We haven't seen the light from the very first stars yet. Imagine if a star was born 2 billion years ago in the edge of the universe. The light from that star is traveling towards us right now, but we haven't seen it yet. Confusing? Oh yes, a little bit, but also damn fascinating! WHY CORNER, thanks for your comment! I just checked your blog. Looks very interesting there! Now I know why my kids are smart! :) http://why-corner.blogspot.com/2008/02/do-you-know-why-curvaceous-women.html Samia, I am sorry but I don’t understand your question exactly. I guess what you are asking, so let me try to explain. Think about the universe. It is expanding with the speed of light, which is 300 000km/s, about 40 times around the Earth in one second. Nice speed, by the way.. Now, the first stars were “set in flames” in 13.7 billion years ago or something (don’t know exactly). The light from those stars (in the edge of the universe) comes to Earth in 13.7 billion years. The thing is that we haven’t seen “all the light” yet. We haven’t seen the light from the very first stars yet. Imagine if a star was born 2 billion years ago in the edge of the universe. The light from that star is traveling towards us right now, but we haven’t seen it yet.

Confusing? Oh yes, a little bit, but also damn fascinating!

WHY CORNER, thanks for your comment! I just checked your blog. Looks very interesting there! Now I know why my kids are smart! :)
http://why-corner.blogspot.com/2008/02/do-you-know-why-curvaceous-women.html

]]> By: WHY CORNER http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/#comment-516 WHY CORNER Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:14:36 +0000 http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/#comment-516 Hey, nice post! I also publish a blog with similar interests, I mean - answer the "why" queries. :) Hey, nice post! I also publish a blog with similar interests, I mean - answer the “why” queries.
:)

]]> By: Samia http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/#comment-509 Samia Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:40:51 +0000 http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/#comment-509 Ok now its working :D I read this post n got alot. thanx. But still one question When light reaches earth from sun then inbetween the space from where the light is coming between sun n earth is always dark why?..Where is the light. Me confused :( Sorry for a retarded question :P Ok now its working :D
I read this post n got alot. thanx.
But still one question When light reaches earth from sun then inbetween the space from where the light is coming between sun n earth is always dark why?..Where is the light. Me confused :(

Sorry for a retarded question :P

]]> By: Samia http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/#comment-508 Samia Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:38:36 +0000 http://homeboyastronomy.com/2008/03/01/olbers-paradox-why-the-sky-is-dark-at-nights/#comment-508 Im trying to post zillion comments but all in vain :( Im trying to post zillion comments but all in vain :(

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