Did you know that when you look at a star your literally looking...

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...50,000-100,000 years into the past? I just found that out and the whole thought of it freaked me out.
Apparently, because some stars are so far away, their light takes that long to reach over to us. So we are literally looking into the past, thousands and thousands of years ago. How weird is that? Am I the only one that finds this interesting and freaky?
 
It IS interesting and freaky!

The farthest thing you can see with a naked eye is Andromeda Galaxy. It is also the oldest view with the naked eye, since Andromeda Galaxy is 2 million light years away.
 
That's where I find my deepest memories and those secrets that only time knows.
 
I knew that.
And did you know that the star you're seeing right now,might have died out,because light takes so long to reach here.
 
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