Why can't my headlights shine more than 160 feet in front of me, but stars can emit light that travels allllll the way the fuck to us here on the earth... I understand that on earth, there is atmosphere and whatnot that scatters and stops the light from shining further, but isnt starlight travelling through arguably much more atmosphere to shine all the way the fuck to my eyes? I mean- what the fuck- Why do people believe this shit? Can someone explain to me why I can see starlight from billions of miles away?
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astrophysics is theoretical and hence not empirical to our senses
do you think you're gonna find some sort of Stephen Hawking or Neil Tyson on this forum?
don't you have anything bigger or better to wonder about? like sasquatch or loch ness monster? (that was a joke, it's not a dick so don't take it too hard)
if i wanted stephen hawking i would pick up a book. i am trying to engage in conversation with open-minded folks who may be able to point me in directions that I may not have known about. Its really not that difficult to understand...