Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Star Plot

http://lifeng.lamost.org/courses/astrotoday/CHAISSON/NAV/FRAMESET/FRAME17/IDX17-01.HTM

The above is a plot of the 30 closest stars to the Sun, projected so as to reveal their three-dimensional relationships. Notice that many are members of multiple-star systems. All lie within 4 pc (about 13 light years) of Earth.

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