# Is The Sun Visible From Nearby Stars?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 25, 2022, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sun-visible-from-nearby-stars/965075 "2022-05-25T13:28:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sun-visible-from-nearby-stars/965075/6 "2022-05-28T17:28:53Z")

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Using the game Elite Dangerous as my guide, I’ve hopped to Sol (a G type star) from up to 50 LY away, and every time, Sol was very visible, at least as visible as other stars in the sky.

(See the [Elite Dangerous thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elite-dangerous/707501/633) in the Game Room forum for more info about this awesome, astronomically-realistic space game)

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