Olber's Paradox Calculator
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Olber's Paradox Calculator

Calculate expected sky brightness from Olber's paradox

📖 Olber's Paradox

The Olber's Paradox estimates the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy. It multiplies several factors: star formation rate, fraction with planets, habitable planets per star, etc.

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💡 Tips & Information

  • Paradox: infinite stars should make sky bright
  • Solution: finite universe age
  • Redshift from expansion
  • Absorption by interstellar matter
  • Fundamental cosmological question
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