15 May 2004

 
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Oh My Stars!

Tell the Birthday Stars computer when you were born, and it will look for a star that is your age in light years away from Earth. This means that the light we're seeing from that star today actually left the star around when you were born, and has taken your entire life to reach Earth.


From month to month you may see your birthday star changing. This is because as you get older the light from more and more distant stars has had the time to travel to Earth in during your life.


 
 

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I don't think there are any stars that old.

jpeg 15 May 2004

OK, wise guy that I am, I tried to enter Jesus' birthday, you know just in case they had any unusual stars that day.

But they only have stars as far back as 1904...

Oh well. I'll just have to rely on Mel Gibson...

QTip 15 May 2004