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Ugh, there are almost no astronomical units of measurement that are not geocentric.

Posted by Mop (aka Rburriel) Feb 2 '16, 23:21

A light year? The distance light travels in a year. An EARTH year.

Astronomical Unit? The distance between the Earth and the Sun.

A parsec? Some funky calculation based on the AU.

So, what can we use? Meters. I know, for instance, that a light year is about 10 petameters.

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I'm sure you'll tell me why this is an issue. -- nm - Reagen Feb 3, 06:10
Meters won't work, that's how far light travels in 1/299,792,458 of an earth second. -- nm - Endor Feb 3, 05:23
Astronomers are nothing if not geocentric. - Beryllium Feb 2, 23:22
Bernie will fix that too - mr plow Feb 2, 23:21 2
- There are more women in America than men! In my first term, I promise you, every cranky old man will get a wife! Sometimes two! -- nm - Bernie Feb 2, 23:23 1
  - man, that would cinch his hold on the demographics -- nm - Beryllium Feb 2, 23:36

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