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xkcd #3219: Planets and Bright Stars

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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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[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

or rescale it and risk creating a singularity