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What is red-shift and what does the size of the redshift tell us about the distant galaxies?
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Red shift is the apparent elongation of the wavelength of light reaching us from distant sources of light due to the expansion of space in between. The amount of red shift can be used to work out the recessional velocity of a galaxy and it's distance from us.
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What does the redshift tell us about the universe?
that the universe is expanding.
Suppose you look at two distant galaxies galaxy 1 is twice as far away as galaxy 2 in that case?
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What does red shift tell us about other galaxies?
It tells us that most galaxies are moving away from us.
What does the red shift tell scientists?
The redshift tells scientists how fast a star or galaxy is moving away from us.
A star whose spectral lines are shifted toward the red end of the spectrum?
In simplest terms, the shift of galactic spectral lines towards the red end of the spectrum would indicate simply that the galaxy in question is receding from the observer. This is an example of the Doppler effect, where the frequency is lowered (wavelengths become longer, and in this case energy of the photons is decreased) by the relative motion of the observer. The redshifting of galaxies in all directions became the primary evidence of an expanding universe (cosmological redshift). Because the expansion of the universe is fairly uniform in all directions, those galaxies that are most distant are receding the fastest and thus evidence the greatest amount of redshift. By contrast, if a characteristic spectral line of a galaxy or other object shifted towards the blue end of the spectrum (shorter wavelengths), it would be traveling towards the observer.
How did Hubble tell the universe was expandining?
By the redshift of the galaxies. In general, the farther away a galaxy is from us, the faster it moves away from us.
What are the observations that tell us that the universe is changing?
Mainly that galaxies that are very far away (i.e., from the distant past) look different to galaxies that are near-by (from the more recent past).
Why is red shift and blue shift important to the earth?
Redshift or blueshift is a change in the frequency of the light you receive, compared to the frequency at which it was emitted. A redshift is a reduction in frequency; this basically means that the object that emits the light is moving away from you.
Galaxies that show redshift in color must be red in color?
No. You can figure out exactly what elements are in stars and galaxies by examining the color spectrum of the light detected; the frequencies of the bright and dark lines in the spectrum tell you what's what. But there's a problem. For distant galaxies, the light spectrum is wrong. The frequency lines of the spectrum are all too low. One possible explanation of the incorrect spectrum is that those stars and galaxies are MOVING AWAY from us, and that the spectrum is shifted toward the red end of the color spectrum because of the Doppler effect. So scientists believe that the "red-shift" on the color spectrum of stars and galaxies indicate that they are moving away. Not all galaxies show a red-shift; the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, shows a pronounced BLUE-shift, indicating that it is heading TOWARD us. In fact, scientists believe that the Milky Way and Andromeda will probably collide in about 3 billion years.
What does the redshift tell us about the universe?
that the universe is expanding.
Suppose you look at two distant galaxies galaxy 1 is twice as far away as galaxy 2 in that case?
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How does the Doppler shift determine the distance of Sirius?
It doesn't. The Doppler shift can tell you how fast something is moving towards us or away from us; not how far it is. Only in the case of distant galaxies can this be used to estimate the galaxy's distance, because of the expansion of the Universe (galaxies that move away from us faster are generally farther away).
What can you find in other galaxies?
i can tell that there are many galaxies beyond the milky way like magalang and matulungin
What does red shift tell us about other galaxies?
It tells us that most galaxies are moving away from us.
What does the red shift tell scientists?
The redshift tells scientists how fast a star or galaxy is moving away from us.
How do you tell if lover wants it over?
They get distant, but you have to see it.
A star whose spectral lines are shifted toward the red end of the spectrum?
In simplest terms, the shift of galactic spectral lines towards the red end of the spectrum would indicate simply that the galaxy in question is receding from the observer. This is an example of the Doppler effect, where the frequency is lowered (wavelengths become longer, and in this case energy of the photons is decreased) by the relative motion of the observer. The redshifting of galaxies in all directions became the primary evidence of an expanding universe (cosmological redshift). Because the expansion of the universe is fairly uniform in all directions, those galaxies that are most distant are receding the fastest and thus evidence the greatest amount of redshift. By contrast, if a characteristic spectral line of a galaxy or other object shifted towards the blue end of the spectrum (shorter wavelengths), it would be traveling towards the observer.
