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Old 11-15-2018, 4:35am   #338
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Originally Posted by Olustee bus View Post
Would it be correct to say that some of the stars in the background have died and the light is still visible from earth?
It is 444 light years from earth.

Therefore, we are literally looking 444 years into the past when we view light from the Pleiades.
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