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What is a Megaparsec? A parsec is a unit of length. It is equal to 3.26 million light-years. The expansion rate of the universe is 82.4 kilometers per second per megaparsec, which
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The Metric System - BIG Okay, so you have gotten a look at the metric world of the small and very small, but now it is time to look at the metric
![SOLVED:The table below lists measured amounts of redshift and the distances (billions of light-years) to randomly selected astronomical objects. Find the (a) explained variation _ unexplained variation, and (c) indicated prediction interval: SOLVED:The table below lists measured amounts of redshift and the distances (billions of light-years) to randomly selected astronomical objects. Find the (a) explained variation _ unexplained variation, and (c) indicated prediction interval:](https://cdn.numerade.com/ask_images/73cf6a7deed34e869e48981d7ddb59be.jpg)
SOLVED:The table below lists measured amounts of redshift and the distances (billions of light-years) to randomly selected astronomical objects. Find the (a) explained variation _ unexplained variation, and (c) indicated prediction interval:
LIGO Scientific Collaboration - How far away is our new #GravitationalWaves candidate? Initial @LIGO @ego_virgo analysis gives a best guess of about 1500 megaparsecs, or nearly 5 billion light years! So our
![The biggest galaxy ever found has been discovered. Lurking some 3 billion light-years away, Alcyoneus is radio galaxy reaching 5 megaparsecs into space. That's 16.3 million light-years long and constitutes the largest The biggest galaxy ever found has been discovered. Lurking some 3 billion light-years away, Alcyoneus is radio galaxy reaching 5 megaparsecs into space. That's 16.3 million light-years long and constitutes the largest](https://preview.redd.it/rfcy3ro3fpi81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e49c9f9b818d24f59e4ec3567ccbd93be260936e)