The "red shift" (or frequency decrease) indicates that an object is moving away from you. It works just like a radar speed trap.
When applied to stars it shows that some are moving away and others are getting closer. BUT when applied to galaxies ALL (except for a few close neighbors) are moving away ... and the farther away they are, the faster they're going.
A blue shift star is a star that appears bluer than normal due to its motion toward Earth, causing a shift of its spectral lines towards the blue end of the spectrum. This phenomenon is known as the Doppler effect and is used in astronomy to study the movement of celestial objects.
Doppler's effect does not happen when the observer is moving towards the source because unlike the source when observer moves forward the waves are not compressed and they pass the observer without being compressed and since the doppler effect is due to the Change in wavelength of the wave, it fails to occur.
Doppler |ˈdäplər|Doppler, Johann Christian (1803-53), Austrian physicist. In 1842, he discovered what is now known as the Doppler effect. Doppler effectnoun Physicsan increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward (or away from) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astronomers.
The Doppler effect describes how the pitch of a sound appears to change based on the motion of the source and observer. As a sound source approaches, the frequency of the waves increases, leading to a higher pitch. Conversely, as the source moves away, the frequency decreases, resulting in a lower pitch perception.
The most important piece of evidence that shows that the universe is in motion is the Doppler Effect, also termed the red shift. This basically means that objects headed away the observer will have their light bent toward the "red" (lower frequency) side of the light spectrum while objects headed toward the observer will have their light bent toward the "blue" (higher frequency) end of the spectrum. By using the Doppler Effect we are able to that the majority of the universe is in motion, expanding outward.
If there is no observable Doppler shift, then the star is probably not moving very fast. This refers to the component of the star's movement toward us, or away from us - the "sideways" part of the movement can't be determined by the Doppler effect.
The Doppler effect. Good luck with your homework.
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Doppler effect refers to the change in wavelength that occurs when an object moves toward or away from a source.
The Doppler effect is useful for and used for detecting objects velocity. The Doppler radar tells whether the object is heading toward or away from you or perpendicular to you.
Doppler effect. This effect causes the wavelengths of light from a star to appear shorter (blueshifted) as it moves towards the Earth and longer (redshifted) as it moves away, providing valuable information about the star's motion in space.
By using the Doppler effect
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They can do so by examining the light from the star. Doppler shift can indicate this
If a star is moving toward Earth, it will experience a redshift in its light spectrum due to the Doppler effect. This means that the wavelengths of light will be stretched and appear more red. This effect allows astronomers to measure the speed and direction of a star's movement.
How close and far something is from you.