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The moon makes up 1e-5 of the visible sky hemisphere. That means there is one star per 11 moon-areas. That seems very low to me. I'd have guessed the ratio w
by tome 9y ago
The moon makes up 1e-5 of the visible sky hemisphere. That means there is one star per 11 moon-areas. That seems very low to me. I'd have guessed the ratio was closer to 1:1. I'll check next time I'm out at night!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle#Sun_and_Moon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle#Sun_and_Moon
- skykooler 9y agoKeep in mind that area is square, so that's a little over a 3x3 grid of moons. (Well, actually a little smaller, because circles don't pack perfectly.)