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To: KoRn
"Since the object is 10 million light years away, doesn’t that mean it really started producing the light 10 million years ago, and we are just now seeing it?"

Yes. Wrap your head around that. That is what is SO FRACKIN' COOL about astronomy. :)

25 posted on 04/20/2010 6:34:52 PM PDT by LiberConservative
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To: LiberConservative
"Yes. Wrap your head around that."

Yeah, I try. It makes my head hurt, because my feeble mind can't handle/comprehend such information. I've found myself increasingly interested in Astronomy during the past few months. It could be when what's going on down here sucks so bad, you find yourself looking away from the planet for relief. lol I recently purchased a good set of binoculars to look at the night sky, and I've been blow away by it. I think I'm going to invest in a nice telescope as soon as I get bored with the binoculars. I've found, there's so much more to it than just looking around.

26 posted on 04/20/2010 6:43:35 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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