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Old 12-20-10, 12:14 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by Dowly View Post
Oh yes, definitely possible, this method is used to take pictures from the "past" universe. Hubble has taken pictures off galaxies hundreds of millions of years from the "past". The James Webb space telescope that is to be launched in few years is hoped to be able to take pictures of galaxies and planets from the very early universe.
I stand by my objection. Any star we see is a picture from the past, but we can't pinpoint a specific building in a specific city on a specific planet and look at a single incident that took place there millions of years ago. We can only see the light from the stars themselves.

A wonderful feat, but not actually seeing "the past".
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