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		aziaziazi on Oct 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ESO telescope captures the most detailed infrared ... > This gigantic dataset covers an area of the sky equivalent to 8600 full moons What proportion of the celestial vault or sphere is that? Napkin calcul appreciated :)

ljf on Oct 1, 2024 | [–]

The (average) full moon occupies roughly 1/129,600 of the sky, or 0.00077%

So this data set covers 6.6% of the night sky.

dylan604 on Oct 1, 2024 | [–]

1 Full moon is about 0.5 degree if that helps

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