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Puzzler

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3. An event from 5,000 years ago...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:20 PM

Feb 2017

... that we are seeing "live" today. It's always astonishing to think of this.

FYI: for those who may possibly not be aware of this:

The star-explosion is about 5,000 light years away. Hence this event happened 5,000 years ago.

-P

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