frakkinreddit t1_j20to0x wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:01 PM Reply to comment by its-octopeople in ELI5: If astronomers use "light-years" for interstellar distances, why do we use AU for interplanetary distances instead of "light-minutes"? by concorde77 Pretty sure you are spot on. Look at all those other posts all at the same time. Permalink Parent 1
frakkinreddit t1_j20to0x wrote
Reply to comment by its-octopeople in ELI5: If astronomers use "light-years" for interstellar distances, why do we use AU for interplanetary distances instead of "light-minutes"? by concorde77
Pretty sure you are spot on. Look at all those other posts all at the same time.