A cosmic background radiation question?

[batema]

I need some clarification please as I think I am misunderstanding this completely when I thought I had it under some sort of control.I think I was of the understanding that the radiation being received has come/travelled across from 13.7 billion light years and as a result of the universe expanding has undergone a red shift stretch factor that has put this radiaiton into the microwave zone. But I have read that this radiation is the same everywhere and distributed evenly through the universe and I don't get it know. Can anyone simply explain this concept to a simple mind. I find this facinating and would like to clear my confusion. I listened to a 365 days podcast that talked about the background radiation being like a blueprint of the structure of the universe that exists today that is found in the radiation itself.

Mark:shrug::shrug::shrug::shrug:

[CraigS]

Moderators: I recommend this thread be moved into the Science Forum.

There is much to discuss with this one !
.. And its going to get 'hairy'.
:)

More shortly.

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