xkcd #3219: Planets and Bright Stars (imgs.xkcd.com)

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An old astronomer trick for distinguishing the Sun from other stars is to take multiple photos a few minutes apart and overlay them, making the Sun stand out due to its high proper motion.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3219/

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[-] Feddinat0r@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, will print it out for reference

[-] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Be sure to print in color otherwise they'll all look the same

[-] 18107@aussie.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

Do not 3d print this one. It may exceed the z-axis limit for your printer.

[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

or rescale it and risk creating a singularity

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, I always confuse these two

[-] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's not wrong.

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