by Beyond » Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:25 pm
Two million, five hundred and forty thousand kly((kly being the distance that light travels in a thousand year period))is two thousand, five hundred and forty, times one thousand, which equals two million five hundred and forty thousand, give or take 60 kly, which is sixty times one thousand, which equals 60,000 light years. Therefore, Andromeda is between two million four hundred and eighty thousand light years away and three million light years away.
Isn't 2540 +/- 60kly distant easier to say? YES, it is, but not as much fun as trying to keep the words straight!
And speaking of words -- Who spelled Galaxy -->Galexy??
Two million, five hundred and forty thousand kly((kly being the distance that light travels in a thousand year period))is two thousand, five hundred and forty, times one thousand, which equals two million five hundred and forty thousand, give or take 60 kly, which is sixty times one thousand, which equals 60,000 light years. Therefore, Andromeda is between two million four hundred and eighty thousand light years away and three million light years away.
Isn't 2540 +/- 60kly distant easier to say? YES, it is, but not as much fun as trying to keep the words straight!
And speaking of words -- Who spelled Galaxy -->Galexy??