Skylight: Looking Back in Time at the Speed of Light

Light takes time to travel from stars and distant galaxies to observers here on Earth. How much have the stars changed since first emitting the light that we see tonight? How far back in time are we seeing when we look at the night sky?

#lightyear #astronomy #distance #time #galaxy

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