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If an alien at THIS moment would be looking at Earth through a telescope from 100,000 light years away, what would it see?

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In theory, yes. Light that left the earth 65 million years ago is now 65 million light years away, and an alien with a big enough telescope pointed directly at the earth might be able to see dinosaurs. Practically, such a telescope would be impossibly huge.

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Hmm, rather unusual question. I think that if an alien were looking at Earth 100,000 light years away, I don't think it would be able to see Earth! But if it could, it would see a planet filled with life, buildings, water and land.

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