How many stars are there? That's not a foolish question. It may be impossible to answer, but it keeps you wondering and hopefully a little humble. Counting the grains of sand on the beaches of the world may be easier.On any given clear, moonless night, you can see several thousand stars without the aid of a telescope or even binoculars. Unfortunately that assumes that light pollution is not much of an issue where you live, an assumption we cannot dare make. Counting the stars in a [...]
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