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JackBMo t1_j7vc3lb wrote on February 9, 2023 at 5:51 PM

A light year = the amount of time it takes for light to travel in a year. If we could travel at light speed it would take 642 years to reach Betelgeuse. However we can not even come close to those speeds. So it would take a lot, a lot longer.

holdmeinthedark t1_j7vcarl wrote on February 9, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Thank you! This helps me understand things a bit better.