@neiltyson Are dog light years shorter than regular light years?
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@neiltyson@shk711 Does light travel farther in a leap year? / Yup. An extra 16 billion miles. About 2x the diameter of Pluto's orbitThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson So light in a leap year is like George Clooney in Up in the Air?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson: .@shk711: Does light travel farther in a leap year? // Yup. An extra 16 billion miles. About 2x the diameter of Pluto's orbit” -
@steedmrspeel I wonder if they factor that in when they talk about how many 'Light Years' away something is? :O -
@Casey1901 Perhaps. We should inquire.., -
@steedmrspeel hmm... apparently light years are based on the Julian (not Gregorian) year of exactly 365.25 days, so that would be a no. -
@Casey1901 Thanks for that info. Will have to tuck it into some corner if my brain. -
@steedmrspeel yes, I know our lives are much richer for having that tidbit :) -
@Casey1901 Indeed! LOL!
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@neiltyson@shk711 Lets find out. Bring out the TRILLION FRAMS PER SECOND camera!!!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I Fucking love science.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@shk711 so 12 light years Is very imprecise as it may contain two or three leap years?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson What kind of year is used to define a light year? A sidereal year?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Question: why do they sometimes use parsec rather than lightyear to indicate distance in space ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@shk711 Only if we define a year by the number of days in it. Not nearly that simple, of course.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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