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I have devised this convenient Logarithmic light year scale i.e. distances
as Log10 (light years) with some examples:- 10 - Size of Universe [~10.1] 9 - The closest quasar 3C273 [9.3] 8 - Size of Leo Supercluster [8.7] 7 - Size of Virgo supercluster [7.7] 6 - Nearest Spiral Galaxy [6.3] 5 - Size of Milky Way [5.0] 4 - Distance to centre of Milky Way [4.7] 3 - Nearest black hole V4641 Sgr [3.2] 2 - Size of Carina Nebula [~2.3] 1 - Distance to Altair [1.2] 0 - The closest star Proxima Centuri [0.6] This seems to be a much better system for expressing cosmological distances than straight light years - any comments |
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