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DVD life span is 30 to 100 years[1] so I would try something else.

[1] https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00009195#:....



Sheesh. You have to ruin everything...

Ok...

How about this...

Let’s do it backwards: arrange the data on a DVD so that the one’s correspond to the stars in their relative position. Then, see what the resulting image looks like. Or, better yet, read it as an MPEG; imagine the horror if it outputted as a rickroll.




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