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"Redshift", which means that the frequency of the light as seen by us is LESS than the frequency at which it was emitted, tells us that an object is moving away from us.

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What does a red shift tell astronomers about stars or galaxies?

A red shift in the light emitted by a star or galaxy indicates that it is moving away from us. By measuring the amount of red shift, astronomers can determine the speed at which the object is receding and use this information to study the expansion of the universe and the distance to the object.


What does analysis of colors tell astronomers about objects in space?

Analysis of colors from objects in space can help astronomers determine the object's temperature, composition, and age. Different colors indicate different chemical elements present in the object, as well as its evolutionary stage. By studying the colors, astronomers can gain valuable insights into the physical properties and processes occurring in space.


Would a light source moving away from Earth appear blue shifted or red shifted?

A red shift indicates an object that is moving away from the observer, and a blue shift indicates an object that is moving toward the observer. Both of these are called Doppler shifts.


How can an object's red shift tell us how fast the object is moving away from earth?

The amount of reddening is directly proportional to the speed of the object away from the observer (if the object is moving tangentially, even at a high speed, no red shift will be noticeable. Follow the link below for a bit more information on the mathematics and measurements of red shifts.


What does the red shift of the galaxies tell us about their motion with respect to the Earth?

Less than you'd think. At extreme distances, the red-shift is caused by metric expansion more than by motion. So to be able to gauge the speed of an object relative to you, you'd first have to determine the pseudo-speed caused by metric expansion.

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What does a red shift tell astronomers about stars or galaxies?

A red shift in the light emitted by a star or galaxy indicates that it is moving away from us. By measuring the amount of red shift, astronomers can determine the speed at which the object is receding and use this information to study the expansion of the universe and the distance to the object.


How can astronomers tell what a distant object's velocity?

By using the habo space telescle to detect the object's velocity


How can astronomers tell what a distant object's temperature is?

blah blah black sheep


What does analysis of colors tell astronomers about objects in space?

Analysis of colors from objects in space can help astronomers determine the object's temperature, composition, and age. Different colors indicate different chemical elements present in the object, as well as its evolutionary stage. By studying the colors, astronomers can gain valuable insights into the physical properties and processes occurring in space.


Can astronomers tell what a distant object is made of?

spectrocity...absorption of select frequency of light ie spectrocity


What does the wavelength of light tell us about an objects movement?

Assuming the object's moving rapidly enough to affect the light from it observedly: If approaching the light will be biased to blue (higher-f, lower wavelength); If receding, the light will be redder (red-shift), or lower-f, longer wavelength) by Doppler effect. If the true spectrum can be determined then the shift either way can be used to calculate the object's speed relative to the observer (not necessarily its true speed!).


Would a light source moving away from Earth appear blue shifted or red shifted?

A red shift indicates an object that is moving away from the observer, and a blue shift indicates an object that is moving toward the observer. Both of these are called Doppler shifts.


How can an object's red shift tell us how fast the object is moving away from earth?

The amount of reddening is directly proportional to the speed of the object away from the observer (if the object is moving tangentially, even at a high speed, no red shift will be noticeable. Follow the link below for a bit more information on the mathematics and measurements of red shifts.


How can astronomers tell what a distant object is made of?

Astronomers are able to identify chemicals in distant space with the use of spectral analysis. This breaks the light apart into a spectrum and find either emission lines or absorption lines and identifies which elements are present.


What two things velocity tell us about an object's motion?

Velocity tells us the speed of an object's motion as well as its direction of movement.


How does a dolphin communicate through movement?

A dolphin uses echolocation to find what it needs to. It bounces off an object to tell what it is.


What can a stars spectrum can tell astronomers?

What makes up the star or element.