(meteorobs) OT: Great 'cosmic nothingness' found

[drobnock]

The difference between no thing and nothing is actually being there.

The observation described on the BBC site are observations of the may be
flawed.

>From the article --"The "hole" is located in the direction of the
Eridanus constellation and has been identified in data from a survey of
the sky made at radio wavelengths. "

Looking at the world atlas on light pollution,  would suggest the vast
areas showing electromagnetic light pollution may be inhabited with the
dark areas, such as the oceans and  seas and certain land mass  as void
of "any thing."

As with the observation being made at radio wavelengths, was the total
radio spectrum used? Or are the voids described, as the world atlas
shows the earth,  limited to a specific wave length. Also certain wave
lengths can be attenuated and not "collected."

http://www.lightpollution.it/worldatlas/pages/fig1.htm

Interesting a close look at "Dark Sky" areas in the USA mid-atlantic
states shows areas close to metropolitan regions with great light
pollution and a few miles away brilliant dark skies.

http://www.astropix.com/HTML/H_OTHER/SATPOL1.HTM

I don't believe there is a "hole" of nothing. Just a challenge to be
undertaken.

George John Drobnock