11 Nov 2026 10:42
E.71-No Spoilers - I'm Being Sirius!
On November 18, Voyager 1 will become the first human-made object to reach one light-day from Earth.
It took us 49 years to get there. Light does it in 24 hours.
So, what does a light-day, or even a light-year, actually mean? This month, we're using Voyager 1, FDR's Pearl Harbor address, Lucy and Ricky, Sirius, and a few extraterrestrial Game of Thrones fans who are still waiting to find out who sits the Iron Throne to put the enormous distances of space into perspective.
No spoilers. I'm being Sirius!
Read the November edition of The Backyard Astronomer.
Clear skies and happy viewing.
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