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On the other hand, if it was created in an ephemeral event you have an absolute maximum of 300 nanoseconds to point your telescope at it :) (taking your number
by logicallee 13y ago
On the other hand, if it was created in an ephemeral event you have an absolute maximum of 300 nanoseconds to point your telescope at it :) (taking your number on faith)
- windsurfer 13y agoOops, I did it wrong. I skipped a zero. They state that the particle differs from light by 1 cm every 220,000 years. Considering the age of the universe is about 14 billion years, that works out to 63636 cm. It takes light 2210 nanoseconds to cover that distance. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=light+over+%2814+billion+%2F220000%29+cm https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=light+over+%2814+billi...