This is also a new feature piece I'd like to start. Anyway.
Remember when Han Solo said that he made the Kessel Run in less then twelve parsecs? I knew that a parsec was a measurement of distance, but never how far. First off, here is the question to figure the length of a parsec.
By definition a parsec is 360×60×60/2π Astronomical Units (AU). It is a measurement of distance based on apparent star motion as observed from a particular planet. Since the Galactic Standard "AU", would be based on Coruscant's orbit (368 days) it would equal 150,349,907,726 meters.
Got that? Ok, so after I did the math, I go this as the Galactic Standard Parsec.
31,011,894,586,294,500 meters
Cool eh? But is twelve parsecs?
372,142,735,035,534,000 meters
1,220,940,731,743,878,000 feet
231,238,774,951,492.03 miles
Two Hundred Thirty One Trillion, Two Hundred Thirty Right Billion, Seven Hundred Seventy Four Million, Nine Hundred Fifty One Thousand, Four Hundred Ninety Two, and Three Hundredths.
So......That's a pretty far distance. Just thought you might like to know.
mSeliga
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Yep - as opposed to all the other smugglers who are afraid of running spice to and from Kessel by going through the Maw.
Every other shmuck took a safer route 'around' the Maw thereby taking a lot longer than 12 parsecs.
Not only is he good - he's efficient as well.
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