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Honestly, this is one of my favorite ones yet, [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 18:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 
Honestly, this is one of my favorite ones yet, [[User:Apollo11|Apollo11]] ([[User talk:Apollo11|talk]]) 18:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 
:I'm not always a big fan of Miss Lenhart comics, but I agree this one is good. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 18:39, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 
:I'm not always a big fan of Miss Lenhart comics, but I agree this one is good. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 18:39, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
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I think there might be some confusion in the explanation. It suggests that red shift occurs because of space expansion, not because of relative motion between the light source and observer. My understanding is that there IS relative motion between the light source and observer BECAUSE of expanding space. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.22.151|172.68.22.151]] 19:54, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

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Honestly, this is one of my favorite ones yet, Apollo11 (talk) 18:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

I'm not always a big fan of Miss Lenhart comics, but I agree this one is good. Barmar (talk) 18:39, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

I think there might be some confusion in the explanation. It suggests that red shift occurs because of space expansion, not because of relative motion between the light source and observer. My understanding is that there IS relative motion between the light source and observer BECAUSE of expanding space. 172.68.22.151 19:54, 29 April 2024 (UTC)