SIGNALS

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Light arrives

How can you know a star is there?

A change in the field

The star stays. Light travels. Sunlight takes about eight minutes to reach you. This picture is slowed.

  1. Source

    Star

  2. Medium

    Space (electromagnetic field)

  3. Signal

    Light

  4. Detector

    Eye

  5. Measurement

    Brightness, color, direction

  6. Meaning

    A star is shining far away