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If you are referring to Gamma Velorum (and a bunch of other variants), it is a binary star system (pulsar) about 800 light years away.
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What instrument is used to see far away?
To view things from far away is called a binocular
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200 kHz
How far in KM could a lahar flow away from the crater?
1km
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Indiana is connected to Michigan southwest of Michigan.
How far away is 500 feet?
500 feet is roughly 10 percent of a mile away from something. This is because there are 5,200 feet in a mile.
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Earth gets hit every day by gamma-ray bursts - from far, far away. Depending on how near the gamma-ray burst is, it may cause some serious damage.
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How far away is sadr?
Sadr is the traditional name of Star Gamma Cygni located in the constellation Cygnus having distance of about 1800 light years from the Earth .
How far away is alhena from earth?
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Is gamma less dangerous the further away you are?
No... No matter how far away the radioactivity will always be the Same and have the same effect
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About 25 million miles away from earth.
How far away from uranus to earth?
very far
Is it true that the three major kinds of radiation gamma rays can penetrate the farthest into a material?
Gamma rays can travel furthest into a material which is why it is emitted in a nuclear bomb blast. In a supernova gamma rays are burst out in all directions. Gamma rays are so deadly all life on Earth could be annihilated because of a single supernova from as far as 7 light years away!
What is the name of the star in the zodiac sign Sagittarius that has the potential to shoot a gamma ray at the earth?
The galactic center is in the general direction of Sagittarius; there's a whole bunch of stars there that have the potential to emit gamma rays in the direction of Earth. It's not worth losing any sleep over, though; most of them are very, very far away.
Can a gamma ray burst effect the Earth?
It depends on how far the source is. Check out the site I linked below.
