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Space is beautiful (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

time machine that lets you see into the past by simply looking at light

You mean, this ?

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

lol

Real time, tho. That way we can see photographs from before cameras, too. Watch what dinosaurs were doing n stuff.

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Unfortunately light wouldn't remain collimated over a 33 million light year distance which is what we would need to see dinosaurs

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 point 1 year ago

How about heat? Or some other radiation? 🤔

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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

You can also watch light move with a camera.

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