Worth watching this lecture on How dark is Space as it where I got the above from. Interesting how careful we need to be with science, light reflected from even from dust has to be taken in to account.
https://www.stsci.edu/contents/events/pls/2021/how-dark-is-space?timeframe=past
@zleap I'll check it out 🙂
@zleap @newsbot Is a torch that shines darkness possible? I suspect they're similar questions.