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April 16, 2009

How can some one see space objects which are millions of light years away?

Filed under: Astronomy & Space — Tags: , , — admin @ 5:42 am
Alwal Putta asked:


How can some one see space objects which are millions of light years away? As I know, to see an object, we usually send light waves and capture the reflected ones back.

April 14, 2009

How come we cant see every planet in a different direction?

Filed under: Astronomy & Space — Tags: , , — admin @ 11:07 pm
packie_2004 asked:


OK what I mean by this is I can stand at my back door step and see Mars at about 9:00 but how come I can’t see Mercury or Venus or anything else? Is it because the moon is blocking it?
Sorry if it doesnt make sence!!! =) please help me out.

April 13, 2009

What if you could see a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum other than the visable?

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dave b asked:


Imagine being able to see in a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum other than visable. If you were using X-ray; what would it be like to see those waves? How would your perception of your world be different than it is now? Would there be advantages and/or disadvantages?

Do not confuse being able to see with that kind of vision (which is NOT what the question is ansking) with being able to see things giving off the electromagnetic radiation you’ve chosen. For example, being able to see in x-ray part of the electromagnetic spectrum doesn’t mean you have x-ray vision.

April 11, 2009

What stars do people on the equator see?

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cor37 asked:


Ok, so if the norther hemisphere sees one part of the universal sky, and the southern hemisphere sees the other, does the equator see all of the stars then? I’ve always been wondering. Thanks.

How is it possible to see the gamma ray blast?

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Fantasy Football Guru 27 asked:


How is it possible for scientists to have seen the gamma ray blast that supposedly occured 12.2 billion LIGHT YEARS away from earth. If im not mistaken, if something is 12.2 billion light years away from something, that means that at the speed of light, it would take 12.2 billion years to reach the object. How is seeing something that far way possible to see or detect?

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