Why is the night sky not completely white ?
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The light from stars is incredibly dim when it reaches us due to the inverse square law, despite the fact that stars are bright when you’re nearby.
It’s like spreading peanut butter on bread. As you cover a wider area, the amount of available peanut butter decreases. Given infinitely large bread, you’d eventually have such a thin layer of peanut butter that it wouldn’t be noticeable.
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