This supernova was seen in 1987. It was 168,000 light tears away. This means it exploded more than 150,000 years before it was created. The distance was determined by measuring the size of several gaseous rings (planetary nebula) that were illuminated by the initial flash.
2007-11-20 09:44:12 · 15 answers · asked by novangelis 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Although the group velocity in a laser beam can be accelerated, the front velocity has never been accelerated. You would require the front velocity to change.
You can determine the distance to an object, if you know the size of the object (which can be determined by the time it takes light to illuminate it from a central source), its size on an image, and the magnification of the image. No tape measure necessary.
2007-11-20 10:08:24 · update #1
When god created the cosmos, he did set things up so that the light from that supernova had a 162,000 light year start.
2007-11-20 09:47:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 5⤋
Young Earth Creationists believe a lot of things that ignore pretty much every recent discovery about earth and the universe.
And at St. who mentioned a tape measure... would you use a tape measure to measure the distance to the sun, or around the world (or from corner to corner?)
2007-11-20 17:52:24 · answer #2 · answered by romyn_79 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Satan did it.
God created the light 6000 years ago to reach us today.
God created the light in 1986, one light year away.
The light never happened. God changed all the records and people's memories to make it seem like it had happened.
When you have an omnipotent god all sorts of solutions are possible.
They are stupid and ridiculous reasons, but most YECs are not playing with any level or rational thought to start with.
2007-11-20 17:55:47 · answer #3 · answered by Simon T 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A belief in a God that could stop the world from rotating so that Joshua could kill the rest of a Gentile army requires enough faith to overcome such a question. No amount of reason will work.
2007-11-20 18:02:03 · answer #4 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Can you prove that light travels at a constant rate? If the rate of universal growth is not constant, any date could apply
2007-11-20 17:58:48 · answer #5 · answered by Cuchulain 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Read this article. There is a new theory which has not been disproven by secular scientists to date.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/405.asp
2007-11-20 18:06:24 · answer #6 · answered by ozchristianguy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I really don't have much to add since I agree with you, however some of these answers concern me for the future of the human species. People can't really be this ignorant....can they?
2007-11-20 21:49:15 · answer #7 · answered by Gawdless Heathen 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If God is strong enough to create everything on earth in a state of maturity - full grown trees, mature animals capable of reproduction, adult humans - then why is it a stretch to think that maybe He created the universe in a state of maturity as well? You know, fully-formed galaxies and star clusters, stars that appear ancient and are in a state of nova....? Don't you think God could have done that? The Bible does say that God confounds the wise....maybe that is just one way He does it.
2007-11-20 17:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by Blue Eyed Christian 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
String Theory?
2007-11-20 17:49:05 · answer #9 · answered by Link strikes back 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I seen that on Star Trek
2007-11-20 17:55:18 · answer #10 · answered by M-S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋