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Djdjur7373bb
on Aug 18, 2024
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NASA Citizen Scientists Spot Object Moving 1M Mile...
It would be as accurate and make as much sense as saying the 100m finish line traveled to Usian Bolt in 9.6 seconds.
_justinfunk
on Aug 18, 2024
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I'm not being snotty. What is the fixed point from which they are measuring the speed? Is the object moving 1M mph relative to earth? The black hole at the center of Milky Way?
gambiting
on Aug 18, 2024
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>> What is the fixed point from which they are measuring the speed?
Rest of the milky way galaxy, presumably, given that it talks about escape velocity from it.
ianburrell
on Aug 18, 2024
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The paper says the Galactic rest frame.
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