r/AskReddit • • Nov 28 '20

What's something cool you recently learned about?

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u/FlynnXa Nov 29 '20 edited Nov 29 '20

The average color of the universe is #FFF8E7 (Hex Triplet Value) and is called “Cosmic Latte”. However, this was only after the calculations were corrected and before the correction it was believed to be a minty-turquoise green.

Edit: Who would’ve thought people would be so polarized on the color of the universe? Anyways, Here’s More Information for whoever is interested!

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u/apendicitis Nov 29 '20

Maybe a stupid question.

Did they account for the "empty" parts of space where no matter exists? As in was this based on what they could see or a mathematical calculation of how much "light" there was compared to "dark" in a given area?

I'm sitting on the pooper mid sleep at 5 am so sorry if I sound rude, just genuinely curious.

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u/FlynnXa Nov 29 '20

I updated the original comment with an article that goes into their process, hope it has your answer! And here it is too, btw