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xkcd #3219: Planets and Bright Stars
Title text:
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.
Transcript:
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3219/
Thanks, will print it out for reference
Be sure to print in color otherwise they'll all look the same
Do not 3d print this one. It may exceed the z-axis limit for your printer.
or rescale it and risk creating a singularity
Thanks, I always confuse these two
It's not wrong.