Night sky Quote by Larry Scheckel

“A telescope is a kind of time machine...If you see the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky, you are looking two million years into the past. The light you see tonight left Andromeda two million years ago. The Andromeda Galaxy may not even be there now.” quote by Larry Scheckel — Download Open image

““A telescope is a kind of time machine...If you see the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky, you are looking two million years into the past. The light you see tonight left Andromeda two million years ago. The Andromeda Galaxy may not even be there now.””

Larry Scheckel

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