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Old 08-09-2008, 11:11 AM   #8 (permalink)
Melifluous
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Originally Posted by RadioElectric View Post
One more thing, frequently you'll get directions given as "within x parsecs of star y". In this case I think it's indicated by a circle around star y with a width of x parsecs. This means that the star you're after is somewhere WITHIN the circle but it's probably not the one at the centre.
In fact sometimes it will say within 2 to 3 parsecs of a star, then you will see a double ring around the star, it will be between the 2 rings...

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