AP Physics 2
14.5 The Doppler Effect
An astronomer observes light emitted from a distant galaxy and notes that a specific spectral emission line is redshifted relative to its laboratory rest wavelength \(\lambda_0\). Which of the following correctly identifies the direction of the galaxy's motion relative to Earth and compares the observed wavelength \(\lambda_{\text{obs}}\) to \(\lambda_0\)?
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