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To: MortMan

Maybe closer to 4 light years.


10 posted on 01/26/2016 2:33:08 PM PST by Jolla
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To: Jolla

Longer than that. Besides our Sun, the nearest star in Proxima Centauri. It’s about 6 light years from Earth. A single light year, the distance light travels in a vacuum is about 9 trillion miles. So 6 time 9 trillion is 54 trillion miles. You might want to take along a few good books and some DVDs.


46 posted on 01/26/2016 3:15:32 PM PST by jmacusa ("Dats all I can stands 'cuz I can't stands no more!''-- Popeye The Sailorman.)
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To: Jolla

Think again - Sol, usually called the sun, is the “nearest star”.


57 posted on 01/26/2016 4:02:29 PM PST by MortMan (I am offended by those who believe they have a right not to be offended.)
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