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I believe OP's point is that which state you're seeing varies by distance. We see Andromeda as it was millions of years ago, but we see other stars as they were
by planet-and-halo 6y ago
I believe OP's point is that which state you're seeing varies by distance. We see Andromeda as it was millions of years ago, but we see other stars as they were "only" hundreds of thousands of years ago. Closer = more recent picture, Farther = older snapshot.
- Keysh 6y agoYes, exactly. (The Triangulum Galaxy, M33, can sometimes be seen; at ~ 3 million light years, it’s further away and thus an even older “snapshot” than Andromeda.)