To: LibWhacker
If it’s 3.5 billion light years away from us, doesn’t that mean it happened 3.5 billion years ago and the light from the event is just now getting here?
To: E. Pluribus Unum
If its 3.5 billion light years away from us, doesnt that mean it happened 3.5 billion years ago and the light from the event is just now getting here? No, they are Snap Chatting it live.
8 posted on
09/22/2015 9:40:41 AM PDT by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Correct. But the gravitational wave front that blew away all the stars of the galaxy like leaves in storm also has yet to arrive here (although greatly attenuated; we’re safe). Should be interesting to watch (in 100,000 years or so).
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Think of it like when NBC does the Olympics with their “live to tape” thing. We get to watch it like it’s live, even though it’s really on delay.
17 posted on
09/22/2015 9:47:20 AM PDT by
discostu
(dream big and dance a lot)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"If its 3.5 billion light years away from us, doesnt that mean it happened 3.5 billion years ago and the light from the event is just now getting here?" Only from your frame of reference.
32 posted on
09/22/2015 10:22:17 AM PDT by
mlo
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Kee-rect. Already happened in real-time (whatever that means) but won’t be detectable here for-—ah-— a good long while.
33 posted on
09/22/2015 10:22:43 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(Semper Fi.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Yup that was mentioned in the article.
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