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Old 23-January-2004, 11:45 PM
rwald rwald is offline
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I tried to answer this question, and then I realized that I didn't entirely know the answer myself. I've got a related question, though: When we say that a given galaxy/quasar/whatever is X meters away from us, is that how far away it is now, or how far away it was when it emitted the light that we now see? Or do such distinctions not make sense in a relativistic universe?
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