The measurements of starlight we take don't tell us if the light is reflected or emitted by the stellar bodies, that's one of the leaps of faith in the mainstream science paradigm (SciPop).
Hypothesis 30
April 6th
Assuming heliocentricity (Galileo’s bluff) causes the calculated distance to stars to seem greater than it is, because it’s derived from geometry with a base which is 2 astronomic units (AU) wide.