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by emc
Thu Jul 19, 2007 4:40 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: At That Distance; red and blue shift (APOD 12 July 2007)
Replies: 16
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More light - less noise

Thanks for the responses! Sorry for the dumb question... I did a little more research on Wikipedia and learned (actually I was reminded) that star color is indicative of the temperature. I had forgotten this and was simply enamored by the image of blue, yellow, and red stars in the foreground and wa...
by emc
Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:22 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: At That Distance; red and blue shift (APOD 12 July 2007)
Replies: 16
Views: 5628

Red and blue shift (APOD 12 July 2007)

Does the July 12 image represent blue shift and red shift star motion? If not how is this detected and are there any images in the archives? Thank you, Ed... ref... http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070712.html