[sergeantdave]

Is that a photograph of how the universe looks now, at this time, or is it a photograph of how the universe looked millions of years ago?

[Principle Over Politics]

>> Is that a photograph of how the universe looks now, at this time, or is it a photograph of how the universe looked millions of years ago? <<

It is a photograph of how the universe (or part of it) looked to the camera when the photo was taken.

Different objects in the photo are images of how the various object appeared at different times in the past since they are all at different distances from the camera.