Well here is a thing.
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16 years 6 months ago #68738
by JohnMurphy
No - you had it right first time. We're seeing it as it happened in the past. The light still takes 100M years to get here if the object is 100M LY away.
Clear Skies,
John Murphy
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I guess DS telescopes change all of that............and we see it almost the instant it happens?.
No - you had it right first time. We're seeing it as it happened in the past. The light still takes 100M years to get here if the object is 100M LY away.
Clear Skies,
John Murphy
Irish Astronomical Society
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16 years 6 months ago #68739
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Paul C
My next scope is going to be a Vixen VMC200L Catadioptric OTA
Replied by pj30something on topic Re: Well here is a thing.
No - you had it right first time. We're seeing it as it happened in the past. The light still takes 100M years to get here if the object is 100M LY away.
LOL................yeah. I know that. I just confused myself looking at Seanie's pics.
LOL................yeah. I know that. I just confused myself looking at Seanie's pics.
Paul C
My next scope is going to be a Vixen VMC200L Catadioptric OTA
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