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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

a very, very long time ago

Some precision here would be appreciated

[–] BrerChicken@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

This binary system, T. Coronae Borealis, is 2500 light years away. That means the event we're about to witness actually occurred 2500 years ago, and the light that it emitted is just about to reach our solar system.