Neale Eltinge Howard Quote

Astronomers work always with the past; because light takes time to move from one place to another, they see things as they were, not as they are.


The Telescope Handbook and Star Atlas (1967)


Astronomers work always with the past; because light takes time to move from one place to another, they see things as they were, not as they are.

Astronomers work always with the past; because light takes time to move from one place to another, they see things as they were, not as they are.

Astronomers work always with the past; because light takes time to move from one place to another, they see things as they were, not as they are.

Astronomers work always with the past; because light takes time to move from one place to another, they see things as they were, not as they are.