40 Section 3: The Memory Stack, LAST X, and Data Storage
Example: Two close stellar neighbors of Earth
are Rigel Centaurus (4.3 light-years away) and
Sirius (8.7 light-years away). Use the speed of
light, c (3.0×10
8
meters/second, or 9.5×10
15
meters/year), to figure the distances to these
stars in meters. (The stack diagrams show only
one decimal place.)