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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 does red shift differ between galaxies close to us and ones which are further away?

Generally, the galaxies that are further away will have the larger red shifts.


What is red-shift and what does the size of the redshift tell us about the distant galaxies?

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.


Relationship of red shift and the big bang theory?

The Big Bang theory predicts an expanding universe. The red shift, being the Doppler effect of light when something is receding from you, confirms this because when looking at galaxies the light emitted from them is red shifted. The farther away galaxies have a higher red shift, confirming that all galaxies are moving away from each other, not just the Milky Way (i.e. the universe is expanding).


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 is red shift inti?

When galaxies move away from us, the waves of light stretch out- ie, they become redder. The greater the red shift, the faster the galaxies are moving away from us.


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 does red shift differ between galaxies close to us and ones which are further away?

Generally, the galaxies that are further away will have the larger red shifts.


What is red-shift and what does the size of the redshift tell us about the distant galaxies?

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.


Do galaxies moves away from the sun by red shift?

Galaxies that are moving away from the sun are red shifted, that is the light from them looks more red to us that it is when it is emitted. This is due to the speed of the galaxy moving away from which in effect stretches out the wavelengths of the light. Red shift is not the method by which galaxies move away from the sun, rather, it is a consequence of it.


What is important about the Hubble telescope's discovery that there is a red shift in the spectra of galaxies?

The Hubble telescope did not discover that there is a red shift in the spectra of Galaxies. The telescope is named after the American astronomer, Edwin Hubble, who discovered the phenomenon in the 1920s.


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

The Red Shift or Doppler effect


What is it called when galaxies move away and the light waves become longer?

That is called a red shift or a Doppler shift.


Relationship of red shift and the big bang theory?

The Big Bang theory predicts an expanding universe. The red shift, being the Doppler effect of light when something is receding from you, confirms this because when looking at galaxies the light emitted from them is red shifted. The farther away galaxies have a higher red shift, confirming that all galaxies are moving away from each other, not just the Milky Way (i.e. the universe is expanding).


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.


What is the red shift of hydrogen?

The red shift depends on the relative motion of the emitting source and receiving detector. Hydrogen per se has no red shift. There is hydrogen with great red shift (in stars in galaxies far away that are moving rapidly away from us).


What is important about Hubble discovery that there is a red shift in the spectra of galaxies?

that the universe is expanding(: YouR WelomE