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Examine the light of hydrogen emissions from a distant galaxy.

Compare that spectrum with that of hydrogen in a laboratory.

You'll find that spectrum is identical EXCEPT that it is shifted towards longer wavelengths.

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When light waves are stretched by an object moving away from us?

The light waves are redshifted, meaning their wavelengths increase and their frequencies decrease. This effect is due to the Doppler effect, where the motion of the object causes a shift in the observed wavelength of light.


What does a distant galaxy having a greater red shift indicate about the universe?

A red-shift caused by the Doppler-effect indicates that the object is rapidly moving away from the observer.Note that at extreme distances, red-shift is not caused by the Doppler-effect, but primarily by the expansion of space between the object and the observer.


Can a red shift and a blue shift exist on the same object at the same time?

No, red shift and blue shift are opposite phenomena caused by the Doppler effect. Red shift occurs when an object is moving away from the observer, while blue shift occurs when an object is moving towards the observer. It is not possible for an object to exhibit both red shift and blue shift simultaneously.


How does the Doppler effect affect starlight?

The Doppler effect can shift the wavelengths of light emitted by stars towards the red or blue end of the spectrum, known as redshift or blueshift, respectively. This shift in wavelength can indicate whether a star is moving away from or towards Earth, providing information about its velocity and direction of motion.


Which astronomer discovered the red shift?

The first astronomer to discover that a galaxies red-shift was larger the further away it was was Edwin Hubble in the 1920s.The first scientist to describe red-shift in stars was actually Hippolyte Fizeau in 1848, though he was a physicist and not an astronomer.That light should be effected in this way was suspected by Christian Doppler (after whom "The Doppler Effect" is named) as early as 1842.

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What effect is red shift an example of?

The Doppler effect.


What is an explanation of the Doppler shift?

The Doppler shift is the change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the source of the wave. When the observer is moving towards the source, the frequency appears higher (blue shift), and when moving away, the frequency appears lower (red shift). This effect is commonly observed in everyday situations, such as the change in pitch of a siren as a police car passes by.


When light waves are stretched by an object moving away from us?

The light waves are redshifted, meaning their wavelengths increase and their frequencies decrease. This effect is due to the Doppler effect, where the motion of the object causes a shift in the observed wavelength of light.


What is the opposite of the red shift?

The opposite of the red shift is the purple shift.


Does the Doppler effect only apply to sound waves?

No


Explain why some stars in the milky way galaxy have a blue shift Doppler effect and other stars in the milky way have a red shift Doppler?

A blue-shift means an object is moving towards us, a red-shift means it is moving away from us. Blue-shift and red-shift are changes in frequency of the light we receive, due to the relative movement. This is called the Doppler effect.


What is droppler effect?

The Doppler effect is the mix of red shift and blue shift. For example when your walking down the street and a car drives up from behind you and you don't see it but hear it your hearing the blue shift of the Doppler effect. also same scenario but the car has passed and driving away in front of you then your hearing the red shift of the Doppler effect. hope that helps I'm in 8th grade might wanna check but I'm pretty sure that's right well that's what we learned today anyway...:)


What observation of the light from galaxies shows that nearly all galaxies are moving away from us?

The Red Shift or Doppler effect


How did the Doppler effect lead to the Big Bang theory?

Actually, it wasn't the Doppler-effect that lead to the Big Bang theory, but the red-shift of remote galaxies. Although it was initially thought that this red-shift might be caused by a Doppler-effect, it is now understood that this red-shift is caused by the metric expansion of space itself.


How does wavelength affect the Doppler Effect?

The Doppler Effect is the change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between the source and observer. For light waves, the Doppler Effect is primarily related to the velocity of the source or observer; the wavelength of light does not significantly affect the Doppler Effect. As the source or observer move toward each other, the perceived wavelength decreases (blue shift), while moving away from each other results in increased wavelength (red shift).


What does a distant galaxy having a greater red shift indicate about the universe?

A red-shift caused by the Doppler-effect indicates that the object is rapidly moving away from the observer.Note that at extreme distances, red-shift is not caused by the Doppler-effect, but primarily by the expansion of space between the object and the observer.


What creates the phenomeon known as red shift?

Two things can cause red-shift:- The rapid motion of an object away from the observer. This is known as the Doppler-effect.- Expansion of space between the object and the observer.