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I'm not so much into physics but based on what I understand - ok, we might get just enough photons reflected back by MACHOs if we build a massive new telescope.
by guylhem 14y ago
I'm not so much into physics but based on what I understand - ok, we might get just enough photons reflected back by MACHOs if we build a massive new telescope.
But then how do we separate them from other photons - ie the ones not reflected back? Do photons reflected by MACHOs have a specific signature on their EM wave ??
- ChuckMcM 14y agoThat is exactly the problem. The author talks about the photons that get turned 180 but the reality of the situation would be similar to seeing our sun reflected in a piece of glass a few thousand light years out (no need for a MACHO). The reflection is there but so is all the background noise, so just like trying to look the reflection on a clear piece of glass, the light mixing would be killer.
- pkrein 14y agothe photons "reflected" back would appear at specific locations around the edge of the MACHO, so you'd see expect to see something with Sun-like spectra at that radial location. lots of image processing would be required to un-warp the collected image.