A red shift in the spectrum of the light from an object indicates the object is moving ____ you.

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Tomte · Answer 1 · 2017-10-16T17:24:30+0000

Away from you. This is known as the Doppler affect. It basically states that if an object is moving away from you the streching of the wave causes a red shift and if the object is moving towards you the compression of the waves causes a blue shift.

A red shift in the spectrum of the light from an object indicates the object is moving ____ you.

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