Re: Detection sources

>On 15-Apr-00 at 19:21, Brian Quirt (baqrt@mta.ca) wrote:
>
>> The background is MUCH
>> cooler (a random patch of sky is probably going to be within
shouting
>> distance of absolute zero)

Roger
>This is one I would like verified by someone knowledgeble about
astronomy,
>just because a gas is thin doesn't mean the temperature is low.

I'd also think a random patch of sky might contain stars, which
are kinda hot...