August 17, 2007

Moon & Mars - Red Shift

I read, "A redshift can occur when a light source moves away from an observer."

I also read about the gravitational redshift, which has something to do with the time dilation near massive objects.

So I am wondering what happens when some really big guy steals your Natural Light while you are watching him.

4 comments:

Penny said...

Ok this is better, only half a face, makes it more balanced and I like this one.

Keith said...

Well, this is zoomed in...

I have been struggling with balance.

Starting with two circles it has been very challenging to mesh them.

I have an idea though. May try tonight.

Thanks for commenting, Penny. I enjoy hearing from you.

Frankie said...

here's a cool article on gravitational time dilation...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_time_dilation

FG

Keith said...

And the older one gets, the faster time passes by. This can only mean I'm getting fatter as I get older. Actually, it is the reason.

This was further verified by Pound-Rebka experiment in 1959.

Rebka was the first to realize this phenomenon.