Just wanted to know if someone has figured out how much starlight has been lost since the first light emitting star in the universe. Appears as if someone did. They also have a number for amount of photons that have been emitted since then.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180970938/
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What is the Cosmic Fog? Are they saying 90% of starlight has been lost over the eons?(found that a little confusing)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180970938/
Excerpt:
Quote: The team looked specifically at data from the extragalactic background light (EBL) a cosmic fog permeating the universe where 90 percent of the ultraviolet, infrared and visible radiation emitted from stars ends up.
What is the Cosmic Fog? Are they saying 90% of starlight has been lost over the eons?(found that a little confusing)