Why is the distance between stars expressed in light years? What do you understand by the statement that a star is eight light year?s away from the earth?
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THE STAR IS VERY FAR AWAY FROM EARTH
AND THIS DISTANCE EXPRESSED IN LIGHT YEAR .
A STAR IS EIGHT LIGHT YEAR AWAY MEANS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE STAR IS EIGHT LIGHT YEAR
AND THIS DISTANCE EXPRESSED IN LIGHT YEAR .
A STAR IS EIGHT LIGHT YEAR AWAY MEANS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE STAR IS EIGHT LIGHT YEAR
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The stars are very far away from the Earth and it is not convenient to express such distances in kilo¬metres. Thus, such large distances are expressed in unit known as light year.
If we say that a star is eight light years away from Earth, it means that the light from star will reach the Earth in eight years.
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