If you look at a star that is 14 light yaers away, how long ago did the light you are seeing leave the star

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14 years (;

1 light year is how long it takes for a light wave to travel 1 year

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14 years
However many light years away it is, that's how old it is

Nitrogen answered Nov 14, 2018

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