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To: MortMan

Eight and a half minutes at the speed of light, unless they don't really mean the "nearest" star.

Is Proxima Centauri the nearest star? It's 4.24 light years away.

11 posted on 01/26/2016 2:33:21 PM PST by abishai

To: abishai

Is Proxima Centauri the nearest star?

Yes.

26 posted on 01/26/2016 2:45:21 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)

To: abishai; UCANSEE2

The “nearest” star is that big ball of fire you can see in the sky on a clear day.

33 posted on 01/26/2016 2:53:08 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)

To: abishai

Our sun is the nearest star.

37 posted on 01/26/2016 2:59:10 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)

To: abishai

No, Sol is the nearest star, but we usually just call it the sun.

56 posted on 01/26/2016 4:01:54 PM PST by MortMan (I am offended by those who believe they have a right not to be offended.)

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