How many stars we can see in outerspace without telescope?

Subject: How many stars we can see in outerspace without telescope?

Date: Sun Dec 17 22:26:35 2000
Posted by Chung
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: No school entered.
City: Seoul State/Province: No state entered. Country: South Korea
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 977109995.As

Message:


It is said that we can see about 6000 stars without telescope under the 
atmosphere. Then how many stars we can see above the atmosphere? Someone 
said, the air does something like a magnifying lens, so in outerspace it's 
difficult to see the stars without telescope. Is it true?

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