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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Look at the spectrums of a motionless light source and a star moving away from Earth. Which of these is a correct inference that can be draw from the observation of the two spectrums? The spectrum of a motionless star is difficult to be viewed separately using oridinary telescopes. The spectrum of a motionless star is identical to the spectrum of a star which moves away from Earth. The spectrum of a star shifts towards the red region when the star moves away from Earth. The spectrum of a star shifts towards the blue region when the star moves away from Earth.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Option C is Correct as you can see that in the figure the spectrum of the moving star is shifted towards red region,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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