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Bing says Alpha Centauri is 13.6 kilometers from us(imgur.com)

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ulkesh@lemmy.world
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13.6km is 44,619ft.

So nearly every time one flies commercial, yes, since cruising altitude is between 30,000 and 40,000 feet. I think a large triple-star system would be quite visible at that point.

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I imagine if you were 13.6 km from a star you would either burn up or fall into the star’s gravity well.

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ulkesh@lemmy.world
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Or both…briefly.

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DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works
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That’s high. I didn’t know they went that far up.

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ulkesh@lemmy.world
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Don’t worry! The people at Boeing building the aircraft are high as well.

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