Write a short, creative story about an imaginary journey through space.

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Cnefyrl2000

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Description

In your story, use the following terms

Light-year
Parsec
Parallax
Absolute magnitude
Apparent magnitude
Redshift

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Explanation & Answer

Here you go, student! Please let me know if you need me to edit anything, okay! :D

As a child, Jay was not very focused on his studies. He remembered dozing off
when his teacher tried to explain to him how objects moved in space and turning towards
drawing on his notebook every time someone mentioned the words “parallax”,
“luminosity” or “albedo”. He had tried to remember the laws, but he could not even tell
Kepler from Newton apart. It was impossible to keep up with all the terms and theories;
the words would hit his head and bounce back into its exterior. But, it did not matter. The
starts were still so distant, so unreachable, that no effort on his behalf would have been
worth it. Somebody else, he figured, would have to deal with learning it all.
Now, moving through the stars in a hunk of metal that was probably too thin, he could
help but wonder how distant every twinkling spot was from him. He could not help but
wonder, too, how far was he from Earth? Should he measure the distance in parsecs or
light-years? He was never good at learning, but apparently, he was getting good at
yearning. He turned to the computer next to his bed, his only honest companion on his
journey and flicked it on. The screen came to life with a beep and a soft, mechanical
greeting. He returned to bed and waited. All he could do now was wait.
The cabin he had been assigned, which was identical to the cabin of every other cabin,
did not boast of many luxuries. There was a small bed, a cabinet for clothes, a small desk
where th...


Anonymous
Awesome! Perfect study aid.

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