
A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of . Calculate the wavelength of this spectral line in the laboratory.

Important Questions on Astronomy and Cosmology
A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of .
(b) Calculate the observed wavelength of this same spectral line in the spectrum of a galaxy moving away from the Earth at a speed of:
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A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of . Calculate the observed wavelength of this same spectral line in the spectrum of a galaxy moving away from the Earth at a speed of the speed of light.

A particular emission spectral line is measured in the laboratory to have a frequency of . The spectrum of all distant galaxies is redshifted. State and explain what you can deduce about the Universe.


The recession speed against distance graph for some galaxies is shown.
Determine the Hubble constant from this graph. Explain your answer.

The Big Bang occurred some 14 billion years ago.
Estimate the farthest distance we can observe. Explain your answer.


