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For comparison, the nearest star to us is 268,770 AU away, or around 491 times further away. It would take quite a bit longer to get there!
by lpghatguy 6y ago
For comparison, the nearest star to us is 268,770 AU away, or around 491 times further away. It would take quite a bit longer to get there!
- dmead 6y agoi guess i was thinking more about the complexity of arranging a constellation of telescopes around sol versus just sending one much closer to a target star.