Re:Galaxy Simulations Offer a New Solution to the Fermi Paradox
by btilly on Saturday March 09, 2019 @02:48AM
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That cloud is about 2000 light years away from us.
The fact that there are patches of dust doesn't change the fact that we are seldom in the middle of such patches.
And even when we are, it is a lot like the difference between being in light mist versus seeing it from a long ways away. We are, in fact, in the middle of a patch of "mist" called the "local fluff". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Interstellar_Cloud for more. This does not noticably cut out light between us and stars that are under 100 lightyears away.
The fact that there are patches of dust doesn't change the fact that we are seldom in the middle of such patches.
And even when we are, it is a lot like the difference between being in light mist versus seeing it from a long ways away. We are, in fact, in the middle of a patch of "mist" called the "local fluff". See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Interstellar_Cloud for more. This does not noticably cut out light between us and stars that are under 100 lightyears away.