Light Years and telescope question

We are seeing the light from 50 million years ago, a telescope doesn't do
anything to shorten that time.

The Year is 2003, the place is Rosamond,Ca., the Telescope name is Babylon 8


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In This Universe The Night was Falling,The Shadows were lenghtening
towards an east that would not know another dawn.
But elsewhere the Stars were still young and the light of morning lingered: and
along the path he once had followed, Man would one day go again.

Arthur C. Clarke "The City & The Stars"

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"YFC747" wrote in message
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If the Hubble is looking at a galaxy 50 million light years away are we
seeing the light just reaching us now (from 50 million light years ago)?
Or is the time span reduced since we are viewing it through a powerful
telescope, in other words compressing the time span for the light to reach
us.

Thanks for any help.
Ellis





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