Thread: Calculating the distance between a "5 cent coin sized" sun to Proxima Centauri
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Old 10-12-2011, 06:03 PM
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That is approx half way from Sydney to Melbourne or Brisbane

At the size of a 5c coin imagine how dim our star would be at that distance!
Last edited by ballaratdragons; 11-12-2011 at 10:20 PM. Reason: corrected after the intelligent mathematicians in here making goof ups LOL!
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