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by Saldyinie
Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:37 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: At That Distance; red and blue shift (APOD 12 July 2007)
Replies: 16
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Excellent point.

Thanks!
by Saldyinie
Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:58 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: At That Distance; red and blue shift (APOD 12 July 2007)
Replies: 16
Views: 5966

At That Distance; red and blue shift (APOD 12 July 2007)

"At that distance, NGC 6384 spans an estimated 150,000 light-years."

Would it span a different number of light years at any other distance? :-)