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Re:1060-hour image of the Large Magellanic Cloud captured by... by NickNameNick on Monday April 15, 2019 @07:01AM (#19664469)
With images taken 6 months apart, spanning earths orbit of the sun, you might be able to detect some parallax motion of the nearest stars.
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Re:1060-hour image of the Large Magellanic Cloud captured by... by gmiller123456 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @01:02PM (#19675320)
Propper Motion is usually the greater of the two effects that cause stars to appear in different places. So it's not quite so simple.
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