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Old 06-September-2007, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by lyndonashmore
What is 'observed' is the redshift.

That is, photons of light have a longer wavelength on arrival than when these same photons set off.
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Originally Posted by lyndonashmore View Post
The quote I gave from you was verbatim. One must never mix up 'observations' with 'interpretations.'
Cheers,
Lyndon
redshifts are 'observations'?

Didn't you write, in your post, an interpretation (of redshift), not an observation?

What is 'observed' is stuff on computer monitors, or the marks made by ink on paper charts.

One must never mix up 'observations' with 'interpretations.'