At 11:49 PM 9/20/02, Jim Sharkey wrote: >Ronn Blankenship wrote: > >Nope. Vega is only 26 light years away, so that round trip would > >only add 52 ly to the trip . . . > >Wise guy. :)
It's my job. >Deneb, then? That would certainly be far enough: estimates of its distance range from 1600 ly (500 parsecs) to twice that--it is so far away that the errors involved in measurement are pretty much as big as the quantity one is trying to measure . . . -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated otherwise, any opinions contained herein are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent the official position of the University of Montevallo. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
