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Originally Posted by heliopause
"Aly Wagner of the Spirit, meanwhile, is a new star on the horizon just beginning her ascent with blazing speed and luminosity
Uhhh...this is just wrong in so many ways. Does the writer mean to indicate that new stars are born on the horizon before streaking across the sky, brightening as they go?
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But of course! Didn't you know that stars don't exist when they're below the horizon? They're born when they rise, last a few hours as they transition across the sky, and then fizzle out and die when they set. Duh. I mean, even the ancients knew
that.
("But what about stars like Polaris, that never rise or set?")
Be quiet, you! Can't you see I'm grandstanding here?