This is a very enlightening lesson in how the Solar System and the Universe work. Thanks to @MAstronomers on X, and commenters for the very informative lesson.



Here’s the link to the original post.
See, you learned something quite valuable today, and so did I.
Whenever possible, I like to fill up when I get down to about half a tank of fuel. That way I don’t run out and there’s less risk of becoming a red dwarf.
That’s one heck of a commute. 😉