We got a little washed out by Hurricane Florence and had to move September's Meeting to October 9. Ah, well. The meeting was well attended with 45 folks showing up even though it was raining. So, here is the reference list should you decide you want to know more about why the sky is dark at night after the Earth has rotated the Sun to the other side of the planet.
References for Presentation 2018 Oct 09: Why is the Sky Dark at Night?
Edgar Allan Poe, “Eureka”, 1848
Edward R. Harrison, “Darkness at Night”, @1987
Edmund Blair Bolles, “Galileo’s Commandment”, @1997
Wikipedia, “Minute and Second of Arc”, 2018-07-03
Wikipedia, “Steradian”, 2018-03-03
Wikipedia, “Universe”, 2018-07-01
Wikipedia, “Angular Diameter”, 2018-06-30
Wikipedia, “Olbers’ Paradox”, 2018-05-20
Wikipedia, “Heinrich W. M. Olbers”, 2018-05-20
https://www.sciencealert.com/universe-expanding-hubble-constant-record-discrepancy-latest-estimate-cepheid-brightness, 2018-07-15
Enjoy.
