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Does the speed of light allow the Andromeda Galaxy to emit a blue shift?
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There is some blueshift in the Andromeda galaxy as it is moving toward us. The speed of the Andromeda Galaxy relative to the sun is about 300 kilometers per second or about 0.1% the speed of light. The blueshift would be detectable by instruments but not to the human eye.
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What is the Andromeda Galaxy's red shift?
The Andromeda Galaxy red shift is -301 km/s Which actually means it is blue shifted and is heading towards us at about 100 to 140 kilometres per second
The Andromeda galaxy unlike most other galaxies has?
It has the same things the other galaxies have i.e. stars planets etc . It's just that it is very big . Comments : I think the answer may be that Andromeda gives out light that is blue shifted instead of the red shift for most galaxies. So the answer is " a light spectrum that's blue shifted".
The Andromeda galaxy show is a blue shift in its spectra What does this tell us about its motion relative to the earth and the rest of the soloar system?
because it moves towards us.
What is an increase in the wavelength of light as a galaxy moves away from earth?
Red Shift
What is the importance of the light red shift in determining the age and motion of stars?
Red shift is of virtually no importance in determining the age of stars within our galaxy or local group. But the red shift is crucial for measuring relative velocities of those stars with respect to us. Stars approaching us are blue shifted, such as the stars in the Andromeda Galaxy. We can also determine which direction the galaxy is spinning, as the light of stars one one side will be shifted less than the light of the stars in front, or on the other side. Starlight from galaxies well beyond our local group are uniformly shifted towards the infrared end of the visible spectrum, varying with the distance of those galaxies from us. The further away they are, the deeper red the light is from them, indicating the greater their recessional velocity. I cannot think how stellar age might correlate with red shift.
Why is light from the Andromeda galaxy is affectedly blueshift?
because when the blue shift hits the red shift they complete a reround in the galxey
What is the Andromeda Galaxy's red shift?
The Andromeda Galaxy red shift is -301 km/s Which actually means it is blue shifted and is heading towards us at about 100 to 140 kilometres per second
What property of the light of a far away galaxy has changed to allow it to have a blue shift?
it Will not be a star
What galaxies have a blue shift?
There are about a 100 known blue shifted galaxies. The most well known, is the Andromeda Galaxy.
The Andromeda galaxy unlike most other galaxies has?
It has the same things the other galaxies have i.e. stars planets etc . It's just that it is very big . Comments : I think the answer may be that Andromeda gives out light that is blue shifted instead of the red shift for most galaxies. So the answer is " a light spectrum that's blue shifted".
What is the shift in the light of a galaxy toward the red wavelength called?
This phenomenon is called red shift.
The Andromeda galaxy show is a blue shift in its spectra What does this tell us about its motion relative to the earth and the rest of the soloar system?
because it moves towards us.
What is an increase in the wavelength of light as a galaxy moves away from earth?
Red Shift
Do galaxies shift near or far away from earth?
Most galaxies have a red shift away from us - meaning they are moving away from us. However, the Andromeda galaxy has a blue shift, which means it is moving towards us. In about 2.5 billion years time, the two galaxies will merge.
What is the importance of the light red shift in determining the age and motion of stars?
Red shift is of virtually no importance in determining the age of stars within our galaxy or local group. But the red shift is crucial for measuring relative velocities of those stars with respect to us. Stars approaching us are blue shifted, such as the stars in the Andromeda Galaxy. We can also determine which direction the galaxy is spinning, as the light of stars one one side will be shifted less than the light of the stars in front, or on the other side. Starlight from galaxies well beyond our local group are uniformly shifted towards the infrared end of the visible spectrum, varying with the distance of those galaxies from us. The further away they are, the deeper red the light is from them, indicating the greater their recessional velocity. I cannot think how stellar age might correlate with red shift.
What is the difference between the cosmological and Doppler red shift?
Red shift is the change in the spectra of galaxies towards being more red than we would expect them to be. Doppler Shift results from galaxies being in motion away from us. Thus, the large Andromeda Galaxy has a blue shift, because it and our Milky Way Galaxy are being pulled towards each other due to gravity. Cosmological Shift results from the space between us and other galaxies growing larger over time, even though neither they nor our Milky Way Galaxy are in motion relative to one another.
Is the big bang theory supported by the blue violet shift?
Outside of our Local Group, no galaxy gives off light that exhibits a blue-shift. You most likely meant to say "red shift."
