“...lies about 5,200 light-years away, and is visible with binoculars...”
I need better binoculars!
Gorgeous, as always. God is in His Heaven, for sure! Cannot WAIT to get there.
Well, maybe a few more Earth-decades. ;)
I need better binoculars!
Given that 1 light-year (the distance light travels in a year) is roughly 6 TRILLION miles, 5,200 light years is “right down the block” in terms of cosmic distances.
Fun fact #2601.23
The furthest object that can be seen with the naked eye is the "nearby" galaxy of Andromeda, at just 2.3 MILLION light years. It can be seen in very dark skies as a faint white smudge in the night sky.