Re: Old Stars

[Lowell Herr <herr@catseq.catlin.edu>]

On Fri, 5 Jul 1996, David J. Abineri wrote:

> When we look at the oldest stars we can see, we are looking back to
> a time just after the big bang. How is it that we (planet earth) have
> arrived 'here' before the light that left those stars?
>
> David Abineri      dabineri@tso.cin.ix.net

We did not arrive before the oldest stars.  Just assume the old stars were 
"bathing" the solar region before the creation of the Sun.

LGH