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   >>>>> because we lacked the ability to detect the light from the distant   
   >>>>> objects.  Did this estimate also include the mass that was too far   
   >>>>> away   
   >>>>> to be visible?  How do we know how much mass is no longer visible   
   >>>>> and is   
   >>>>> beyond the horizon of what we can see?  We've been trying to estimate   
   >>>>> the amount of dark matter within the visible universe, so how would we   
   >>>>> measure the amount of matter further away than the visible horizon?   
   >>>>> Even though we can't observe it, it is still part of our universe.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Ron Okimoto   
   >>>>   
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