Scheduled air date: 2002 Apr 01-07
The stars of the famous "Big Dipper" asterism—found in the
constellation Ursa Major—are about 80 light-years away, although a couple of
them (Dubhe and Alkaid) are over 100 light years away. Because of this,
the light that we see from them today actually left the stars 80 or more years
ago.
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