Subject: Are the postions of the stars we see from earth really where they are.

I understand the light we see from a star(s) is from a long time ago
due to the stars great distance away. By a long time ago I have read
this can be hundreds or thousands of years ago. So then if each star
light we see in the sky is from different time periods then where the 
star(s) really are at the moment we see them in fact be somewhere
completely different. In other words in the stars real time it's
postion is quite different from what we see here on earth. If that
is true then where all the stars really are would present a very 
different picture. Am I correct ? (I've asked others but they 
don't know or just think it is a strange question...perhaps it is).   
    

Re: Are the postions of the stars we see from earth really where they are.