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We then look at which of these ISOs the Sun is likely to encounter (we don't, yet, take into account the sensitivity of real surveys). Strikingly, we should expect to ISOs from stars of all ages, and from throughout the galactic disk. We're not just looking locally (16/n)

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ISOs are more likely to approach in the direction of the Solar apex (the direction the Sun is travelling in) - it's a similar phenomenon to the fact that you see more meteors after midnight, when you're on the leading side of the Earth, sweeping them up in orbit (17/n)

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