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america4tw t1_izhjltq wrote

This made me think. How far up perpendicular to galactic plane would we need to go to get a good 'selfie'? Possible with the tech we have in a reasonable timeframe (as in several decades)?

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montagdude87 t1_izhmbsq wrote

Not even close. Voyager 1 and 2 have been traveling for decades and have barely left our solar system.

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BrotherGreed t1_izhnwoe wrote

>Possible with the tech we have in a reasonable timeframe (as in several decades)?

Doubtful. I read recently that with current technology it would take us something like 18,000 years to reach Alpha Centauri, the next nearest star system. The galaxy is much, much thicker than that distance.

So unless there's some massive breakthrough on the level of sci-fi warp drives in our lifetime, I wouldn't expect any galactic selfies.

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