That reminds me of the Isaac Asimov story

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That reminds me of the Isaac Asimov story

TheSheepLookUp — 7/12/2007 1:38:05 PM (archived)

"Nightfall", where a society lives unknowingly in a huge globular star
cluster, as their planet is part of a six-sun system. Every so many
thousands of years all but one star is on one side of their planet and
the remaining star is eclipsed. Then they are able to see all the stars
in their cluster and it sends a destructive shock through the society,
as they thought their entire universe was them and those six suns.
Plus they were not used to darkness.

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Scientists call for wider search for alien life - Eric - 7/9/2007 11:23:00 AM
- Here is the report online - TheSheepLookUp - 7/10/2007 6:13:54 PM
- Science is the opiate of the masses (n/t) - Un_Epi_De_Maise - 7/10/2007 2:04:19 AM
- Calculating the probability of detecting radio signals from alien civilizations - TheSheepLookUp - 7/9/2007 4:29:31 PM
  - Would they USE RADIO? - carl - 7/9/2007 9:36:32 PM
    - re: Would they USE RADIO? - Marcia - 7/10/2007 1:12:34 AM
      - Howard STERN uses radio...and "stern" is German for "star". - Can you hear me now, Hank? - 7/10/2007 6:09:34 PM
      - Not necessarily - TheSheepLookUp - 7/10/2007 3:01:37 PM
        
        re: Not necessarily. I know. - Marcia - 7/11/2007 11:50:43 PM
        
        "There is no dark side of the moon. Matter of fact, it's all dark." (n/t) - Pink Floyd - 7/11/2007 11:58:13 PM
        
        re: "There is no dark side of the moon. Matter of fact, it's all dark." - Marcia - 7/12/2007 2:59:49 AM
        
        Astronomy Domine - Ummagumma - 7/12/2007 3:23:06 AM
        
        re: Astronomy Domine. No duh. - Marcia - 7/12/2007 3:39:15 AM
        
        Obscure cultural references - Hank - 7/12/2007 4:41:24 AM
        
        re: Obscure cultural references. For crying out loud. Dark, light, whatever, be specific. LOL - Marcia - 7/12/2007 5:08:31 AM
        
        Specific enough? Sorry if I startled you - Hank the Troll - 7/12/2007 12:10:59 PM
        
        re: Specific enough? Sorry if I startled you. - Fair Enough. Thank you! :) (n/t) - Marcia - 7/17/2007 2:59:28 AM
        
        hank, here the custom is to acknowledge the reference - nick hoffman - 7/13/2007 2:59:21 PM
        
        re: hank, here the custom is to acknowledge the reference - Hankleby the scrivener - 7/13/2007 6:42:52 PM
        
        Excellent, Hank, Thanks for sharing it with us. - nick hoffman - 7/17/2007 1:09:22 PM
        
        re: hank, here the custom is to acknowledge the reference - Marcia - 7/17/2007 3:09:43 AM
        
        would you prefer a million bright ambassadors of morning? - podrock - 7/12/2007 5:25:23 AM
        
        That reminds me of the Isaac Asimov story - TheSheepLookUp - 7/12/2007 1:38:05 PM
        
        I always loved that story, - Hank - 7/12/2007 1:59:44 PM
        
        It was not just the darkness - TheSheepLookUp - 7/12/2007 2:10:22 PM
        
        re: It was not just the darkness - Hank - 7/12/2007 4:13:01 PM
        
        Pitch Black wasn't that bad - Adam - 7/14/2007 9:30:18 AM
        
        or a small furry animal... - podrock - 7/12/2007 4:38:56 AM
        
        I used to think it was someone speaking Pictish... - Hank - 7/12/2007 4:48:40 AM
        
        Not London - nick hoffman - 7/13/2007 2:56:20 PM
        
        You are a fortunate man, indeed. (n/t) - Hank - 7/13/2007 7:03:03 PM
        
        Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon? - podrock - 7/12/2007 5:01:31 AM
        
        Pamela Gayâ€™s take on Horvatâ€™s SETI paper - TheSheepLookUp - 7/10/2007 7:25:55 PM
        
        The Cyborg Astrobiologist - TheSheepLookUp - 7/11/2007 2:22:30 PM

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