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Does Light-year measures of Distant Stars match the Bible?? |
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Icarus is the farthest known star to us at 5 billion light years away. Or at least that is what we are told. This would mean logically that the universe is 5 billion years old at the very least which is a far cry from the Bible's 6-7000 yrs since the creation of the stars by God. And if this were the case it means the Bible would be wrong. However if we are more critical with these astronomical distance measures we might have cause us to doubt these widely circulated distances.
Did you know: astronomers can measure only up to 3261 light years from Earth?
,This is a little known fact "There is no direct method currently available to measure the distance to stars farther than 4000 light years from Earth, so astronomers instead use brightness measurements." Basically the parallax angle is the limiting factor. The smallest parallax angle within Earth's atmosphere is 0.01 arcsec meaning the furthest star calculation distance is 100 parsecs or 326 light years. With space based telescope the smallest parallax angle is 0.001 meaning the furthest start calculation distance is 1000 parsecs or 3261 light years. This means anything beyond 3261 light years is only a WILD GUESS based on brightness. Astronomers can tell the composition elements of the star is according to its brightness and color. But not necessarily the distance. This means the 5 billion light years distance, of the furthest star, is an unsubstantiated guess.
Brightness Measurements used for objects are 3261+ light years
Using brightness measurements to estimate star distance requires the assumption that dimmer stars are further away. However for this to work they would have assume all stars are the same size and burn the same brightness (aka Homogenous). This is categorically false. We know Neutron stars can be just 20 to 40 km in diameter, whereas white dwarf can be very similar in size to Earth's. The largest supergiants, on the other hand, can be more than 1500 times larger than our Sun. Basically we can have a Red Dwarf that's closer give off the brightness of a Red Supergiant far away. So brightness is a poor indicator of distance. |
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Scientist have slowed down the speed of light to ZERO!!
The speed of light was measured to be a little under 300 million m/s. We've known that extreme gravity wells like that of a planet or black holes could bend light. But we've also assumed the speed of light to be constant and unchangeable.But in 1999 Scientist were able to slow the speed of light down to zero in a crystal. Since then they have been able to do the same in a vacuum as well. So even a light year may not even be a light year because light's speed could change depending what it is flying through. It was even found that Vacuum indeed has friction and light slows down over a long distances in a vacuum. Even more astounding, Scientist at Princeton on June 4, 2000 were able to accelerate light pulses 300x its normal velocity in cesium gas.
Physicists Have Found a Way to Slow Light Down by 'Twisting' It:Science Alert | Vacuum has friction after all-NewScentist 2011 | Slow light-Wikipedia
The speed of light was measured to be a little under 300 million m/s. We've known that extreme gravity wells like that of a planet or black holes could bend light. But we've also assumed the speed of light to be constant and unchangeable.But in 1999 Scientist were able to slow the speed of light down to zero in a crystal. Since then they have been able to do the same in a vacuum as well. So even a light year may not even be a light year because light's speed could change depending what it is flying through. It was even found that Vacuum indeed has friction and light slows down over a long distances in a vacuum. Even more astounding, Scientist at Princeton on June 4, 2000 were able to accelerate light pulses 300x its normal velocity in cesium gas.
Physicists Have Found a Way to Slow Light Down by 'Twisting' It:Science Alert | Vacuum has friction after all-NewScentist 2011 | Slow light-Wikipedia
Conclusion
Star measurements can only measure star distances up to 3261 light years. This means any distance offered by astronomers on things, into the millions or billions of light years, are based solely on the incorrect assumption that all stars burn at the same brightness if they are at the same distance. This has been disproven as many close stars have been found to be different sizes and brightness. The distances that we can measure verify that the universe still fits in the 6000 yr range that the Bible insists upon.
So next time people say we know stars are millions or billions of light years away, ask them how we know, as scientist have absolutely no way to measure distances beyond 3261 light years. Also throw in the fact that scientist have been able to slow down and even stop light speed and nothing certain anymore. However we know everything else in the Bible is certain and verified. So when the Bible claims about 6000 yr old universe, we can trust that claim is correct.
Star measurements can only measure star distances up to 3261 light years. This means any distance offered by astronomers on things, into the millions or billions of light years, are based solely on the incorrect assumption that all stars burn at the same brightness if they are at the same distance. This has been disproven as many close stars have been found to be different sizes and brightness. The distances that we can measure verify that the universe still fits in the 6000 yr range that the Bible insists upon.
So next time people say we know stars are millions or billions of light years away, ask them how we know, as scientist have absolutely no way to measure distances beyond 3261 light years. Also throw in the fact that scientist have been able to slow down and even stop light speed and nothing certain anymore. However we know everything else in the Bible is certain and verified. So when the Bible claims about 6000 yr old universe, we can trust that claim is correct.