[JerseyJohn61]

Marv,

they are very bright objects in the deep darkness
of space.

But to really understand how truly distant those
objects are; multiply 4 billion by 6 trillion.
4 billion being the light years distance and 6
trillion being the mile distance light can travel
in one year.

The answer is one BIG number....JJ61

[marvlus]

Based on your answers to my question, I am hearing that we know (somehow) this distant galaxy is 4 billion light years away, and that the radiation emitted came from that galaxy, thus started 4 billion years ago, and we are just now getting it? And the fact the it is radiation or that type of light tells us that it was the result of a black hole "gulping" a star. This is quite fascinating!