https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-telescope-picture-of-blackness/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:41:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-telescope-picture-of-blackness/#comment-1580441 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:41:04 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=113665#comment-1580441 No one however would ever even know this cloud existed if it wasn’t back dropped by thick field of stars behind it.
That throws out the “if the universe were infinite, the night sky would be white” argument. In an infinite universe, there would be room for a lot of stuff blocking light. Note that I’m not advocating the idea, just pointing out that the argument has holes (or anti-holes/blockages, I suppose).

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