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Given the "error of measurement" inherent in such large distances, yes. If you dig down, though, the galaxy doesn't have a sharp, clear 'edge'....so the 100,000LY number is just an accepted estimate since nobody really knows how to make it more precise with our current technologies.

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Q: Is the half-light radius of the Milky Way 50000 light years since its 100000 light years across?
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