Forgive me if this is an obvious, or simplistic question but I am completely new to the field. Thank you.
CONFUSED:
When we see images of deep space, or something like therecent "Ultra Deep Space Field," I believe it's called, we are seeingan area of space not as it is now, but as it was millions of years ago,correct? We are essentially, seeingBACK IN TIME.
But if that is the case then, what we are seeing has been altered by millionsof years of expansion, so that the objects we do see are, AT PRESENT, muchfarther away. Is that correct? Now, when we are given the numbersdescribing the distances of these objects, do those number reflect the distancesas they WERE millions of years ago, which we are only NOW observing, or, dothose number reflect the distances the objects actually are from us, which wecannot see?
Does this question even make sense? I'm so confused, I'm not sure myself. <br style="mso-special-character:line-break"><br style="mso-special-character:line-break">
