hoose a unit distance in cm that would easily fit on a piece of paper. Let this be your scale distance, now divide your scale distance by 4.3 light years to get the scale that will allow you to convert between real distances and distances in your model. Scale = cm / 4.3 ly = cm / ly

hoose a unit distance in cm that would easily fit on a piece of paper. Let this be your scale distance, now divide your scale distance by 4.3 light years to get the scale that will allow you to convert between real distances and distances in your model. Scale = cm / 4.3 ly = cm / ly

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Chapter17: Analyzing Starlight

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