Astronomy Labs
Interactive lab

Cosmological Redshift Lab

Dial the redshift z to march spectral lines toward the red and read lookback time and comoving distance.

HαLyαSi IVC IVMg IIHβ400500600700λobs = λrest(1+z)observerpast
Lookback time6.37 Gyr
Comoving distance1.10 Gly
λ shift×1.50

Interactive model — simplified for intuition, not precision ephemerides.

Concepts in this lab

redshiftlookback timecomoving distancespectral lines
Connected topic

High-redshift galaxies

A complete introduction to High-redshift galaxies within Galaxy formation & evolution, linking observations, physical models, history and modern applications.

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