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Old 29-April-2005, 06:06 PM
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Well, they are about 1-2 ly from 1987A, and and 1987A is about 170,000 LY from Earth. So the rings are about 168,000 LY away.
Check your arithmetic here. :wink:
Ok, I know I'm going to have a #-o moment, but I just don't see what you're talking about.
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