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To: Hugh the Scot

Nobody can, because parsec is a measure of angular separation, not of time. That has always annoyed me.


14 posted on 07/04/2016 9:31:45 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: Romulus

Yep, just like a light year is a measure of distance, not time.


16 posted on 07/04/2016 9:35:53 AM PDT by real saxophonist ( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
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To: Romulus

That used to bug me, too, but there is an explanation. In the Star Wars fictional universe, the Kessel run involves going through an area with a cluster of black holes that warp space. Depending on the path through the cluster, the distance differs. Only a really powerful hyperdrive permits one to take the shorter paths without getting sucked into a black hole. Thus, the distance for the Kessel run is shorthand for how powerful your ship’s hyperdrive is.

Not sure if this is cannon though.


19 posted on 07/04/2016 9:47:43 AM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: Romulus

Geek more. The boast was more about maneuverability and pilot skill than speed. Once you throw in hyperspace-jumps, it all becomes too silly to be annoying.


20 posted on 07/04/2016 9:48:19 AM PDT by Hugh the Scot ( Total War)
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To: Romulus
Nobody can, because parsec is a measure of angular separation, not of time. That has always annoyed me.

False. A parsec ("parallax second") is a measurement of distance - just like a light-year. In fact, a parsec is approx. 3.26 light-years.

It is based upon the fact that, in the course of six months, an object 3.26 light-years distant from Earth has an apparent displacement in position of one angular second in the sky - due to the Earth's revolving around the Sun, i.e., due to the parallax effect.

Regards,

24 posted on 07/04/2016 10:27:49 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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