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5 Sep 2024 19:27:30 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Big numbers  
From: scott
Date: 3 Jun 2009 05:19:29
Message: <4a264021$1@news.povray.org>
>   Content of the universe = 10^80 atoms
>
> (I can't seem to find an estimate for the number of subatomic particles in 
> the universe. Since the universe is 75% H, 23% He and only 1% O, I guess 
> there isn't going to be a huge difference - unless you count non-matter 
> particles like photons, etc.)

I wonder how many photons typically exist?  I mean is it 10^10, 10^50, 
10^100 or what?  You could probably do some estimate with output power from 
stars etc.


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