[Reprobate]

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"The closest star to the sun is Proxima Centauri, but its brighter neighbor Alpha Centauri, a double star, is so nearly the same distance that data about it are usually given."

From some random internet site that seemed like it knew what it was talking about.

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I was about to post a disclaimer saying that bison probably has some smartass answer about how Alpha Centauri isn't correct [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I would like to know what the last part of that sentence is supposed to mean.