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Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri?

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Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri?
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RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri?
September 13, 2016 at 3:41 pm
(September 13, 2016 at 3:38 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: If we want to be really pedantic, the answer is "because Earth didn't form around Alpha Centauri". Tongue

Maybe our Sun IS alpha centauri and vice versa, and we just call it Sun because we live there!

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Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri?

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Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Rhondazvous - September 13, 2016 at 11:02 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Alex K - September 13, 2016 at 11:04 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Rhondazvous - September 13, 2016 at 2:49 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 2:52 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Rhondazvous - September 13, 2016 at 3:29 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Alex K - September 13, 2016 at 3:34 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Rhondazvous - September 13, 2016 at 4:23 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 4:54 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Rhondazvous - September 13, 2016 at 8:18 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 14, 2016 at 10:14 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 4:53 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Whateverist - September 14, 2016 at 12:05 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 14, 2016 at 12:11 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Aoi Magi - September 13, 2016 at 11:07 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by FatAndFaithless - September 13, 2016 at 11:07 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Rhondazvous - September 13, 2016 at 2:10 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by TheRealJoeFish - September 13, 2016 at 2:15 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Alex K - September 13, 2016 at 2:16 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 2:42 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by vorlon13 - September 13, 2016 at 11:46 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 11:47 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by ApeNotKillApe - September 13, 2016 at 12:10 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 12:18 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by LostLocke - September 13, 2016 at 2:11 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by LostLocke - September 13, 2016 at 2:17 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Neo-Scholastic - September 13, 2016 at 2:18 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 13, 2016 at 2:28 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 13, 2016 at 2:51 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 13, 2016 at 2:53 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Jackalope - September 13, 2016 at 3:38 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Alex K - September 13, 2016 at 3:41 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 13, 2016 at 3:44 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Rhondazvous - September 13, 2016 at 4:37 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Arkilogue - September 13, 2016 at 3:48 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Jesster - September 13, 2016 at 3:50 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 13, 2016 at 3:59 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by ApeNotKillApe - September 13, 2016 at 3:54 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Jesster - September 13, 2016 at 4:36 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by ApeNotKillApe - September 13, 2016 at 4:58 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 13, 2016 at 4:37 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by dyresand - September 13, 2016 at 4:49 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Jesster - September 13, 2016 at 5:00 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 5:03 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Jesster - September 13, 2016 at 5:07 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 5:11 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by ApeNotKillApe - September 13, 2016 at 5:13 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Jesster - September 13, 2016 at 5:16 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Arkilogue - September 13, 2016 at 5:18 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by ApeNotKillApe - September 13, 2016 at 5:23 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Jackalope - September 13, 2016 at 5:35 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Whateverist - September 14, 2016 at 12:07 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 13, 2016 at 5:44 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by TheRealJoeFish - September 13, 2016 at 5:57 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 13, 2016 at 6:11 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 13, 2016 at 6:15 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Jehanne - September 13, 2016 at 8:29 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Little lunch - September 14, 2016 at 8:40 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Alex K - September 14, 2016 at 8:43 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by bennyboy - September 14, 2016 at 9:24 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Little lunch - September 15, 2016 at 1:24 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by bennyboy - September 14, 2016 at 9:21 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Alex K - September 14, 2016 at 9:25 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by bennyboy - September 14, 2016 at 8:59 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Alex K - September 15, 2016 at 12:39 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 14, 2016 at 10:15 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Whateverist - September 14, 2016 at 12:14 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 14, 2016 at 12:23 pm
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 15, 2016 at 7:53 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 15, 2016 at 8:14 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Alex K - September 15, 2016 at 8:20 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by bennyboy - September 15, 2016 at 9:06 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Gawdzilla Sama - September 15, 2016 at 8:39 am
RE: Why Doesn't Earth Orbit alpha Centauri? - by Cyberman - September 15, 2016 at 11:04 am

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