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Comment by happytoexplain

16 hours ago

I actually am not following what the ambiguity is - stars farther out from the center are younger, no?

The Earth isn't the center of the galaxy, so this feels confusing/confused:

> So, as a general rule, the farther out astronomers look, the younger the stars are.

  • The father out from the center of the galaxy they look, the younger the stars are.

  • The location of the Earth is completely irrelevant. "closer" and "farther" refer to the center of the galaxy.