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I'm sorry, but that's exactly what I said unless I'm misunderstanding your point. I said what we're seeing was 13.8B light years away 13.8B years ago, since it
by nvrspyx 7y ago
I'm sorry, but that's exactly what I said unless I'm misunderstanding your point.
I said what we're seeing was 13.8B light years away 13.8B years ago, since it took 13.8B years for the light to reach us from the point it was emitted. I never said we could see now where they currently are. What I failed to account for was the space expansion during the time that the light was traveling meaning that the light had to travel further to reach us than the point of emission actually was when it emitted.
So really, it wasn't 13.8B years ago; it was emitted later. I don't know by how much, but it seems like maybe the other commenter does.
- lisper 7y agoYes, I misread your comment. And then on top of that I screwed up the answer. I've edited it accordingly. Sorry about that, I guess I'm having a bad day.