NWS Pics that make you :lol: every time you see them NWS

ViciousJay

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fail. lightyears is a measure of distance, not a time. stars can live billions of years too.

captain buzz kill out.

It's the amount of time it takes for light to travel a certain distance, thus lightyear. Who knows how many of the stars we see may actually be dead because the light hasn't had the time necessary to reveal this to us...just saying lol
 

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It's the amount of time it takes for light to travel a certain distance, thus lightyear. Who knows how many of the stars we see may actually be dead because the light hasn't had the time necessary to reveal this to us...just saying lol

it is the DISTANCE light travels in 1 year, which is roughly 6 trillion miles, so it is most certainly a measure of distance...just saying lol
 

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the fact is, you MAY be looking at a star that is burnt out, and the time it takes for the light from it to reach earth hasnt caught up yet. Its definitely not a certainty that a star your looking at is burnt out though as per the picture. back to the funny.
 

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it is the DISTANCE light travels in 1 year, which is roughly 6 trillion miles, so it is most certainly a measure of distance...just saying lol

Yes, in a vacuum, I wasn't disputing it being used as a measure of distance lol

the fact is, you MAY be looking at a star that is burnt out, and the time it takes for the light from it to reach earth hasnt caught up yet. Its definitely not a certainty that a star your looking at is burnt out though as per the picture. back to the funny.


There ain't anything NWS funnies in your posts.
 

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