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Originally posted by Scootermuze
You could say that when you look up, you are looking back in time, because some of the stars that you see burned out millions of years ago, but the light from those stars, from when they did exist, is just now getting here.
and.. the stars that you see that DO still exist are nowhere near the spot in the sky where you see them.
If you see a star that is 100 lightyears away, that means that what you are actually seeing is the light that was reflected from that star 100 years ago.
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I'm not to strong in this area of science, but most stars are millions of light years away right? So pretty well ALL of the stars we see are probably gone right?