tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post3945924264071564723..comments2023-04-09T03:21:36.096-05:00Comments on Alien Realities: Asimov's NightfallDavid M. Merchanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03185161824423526994noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-49160393975956630112016-10-17T04:43:48.925-05:002016-10-17T04:43:48.925-05:00My recollection of the story is that the planet wa...My recollection of the story is that the planet was at the heart of a globular cluster, I did wonder why, when the stars were so much more numerous and brighter than they are in our skys why the aliens couldn't see them when only one of the dimmer suns was in their sky, your point regarding poor night/low light vision solves that conundrum. Well done.<br /><br />Andrew WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-72390411917016275832016-08-30T22:37:57.413-05:002016-08-30T22:37:57.413-05:00We'll just have to go and see. ;-)We'll just have to go and see. ;-)ken_anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612961297952294600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-88486917340799944982016-08-30T10:08:51.841-05:002016-08-30T10:08:51.841-05:00Good point. If all six are in the sky, even with l...Good point. If all six are in the sky, even with low luminosity, the cloudy day has a decent possibility of being brighter than an Earth cloudy day. But, yes, depends upon the luminosity. Plus, another assumption made: the cloud layers being of the same thickness. That's probably a silly assumption on my part. A thicker atmosphere could block more of the light on a cloudy day.David M. Merchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185161824423526994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213372485142495383.post-26718804851383196512016-08-29T21:53:54.594-05:002016-08-29T21:53:54.594-05:00with multiple suns in the sky, even cloudy days wo...<i>with multiple suns in the sky, even cloudy days would be, normally, brighter than a cloudy day on Earth</i><br /><br />Possibly not, depending on total luminosity.ken_anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07612961297952294600noreply@blogger.com