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Old 16-02-2007, 11:20 AM
PeteMo (Pete)
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Andrew, one thing puzzles me about the expanding space between galaxies. If we use their distance and recessional velocities to extrapolate back to a point of origin (say the big bang), if their speed appears to be in excess of c, how can we accurately measure their true distance from us? Can we accurately measure the component of their recessional velocity that is due to the expansion of space?
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