PurpleYouko writes:
It was the time warp fairies that put the photons there about 6000 years ago and gave them a smack in the right direction.
No, silly! Here, I'll explain it:
When a ship engages its hyperdrive, the light from the stars elongates, but it [i][b]doesn't change its frequency![/i][/b] (Check out the footage from the Millennium Falcon.) So, we had all these X-Wings, Y-Wings, B-Wings, A-Wings, Mon Calamari cruisers, Lancer-class frigates, Victory/Imperial Star Destroyers, Super Star Destroyers, etc., zipping from star to star, stretching out the light.
Now, when the Star Wars universe separated from the mundane universe, this stretched light remained. This is why we can see stars that are further away than we should be able to see. And, as the frequency isn't changed, you can't tell the difference between hyperdrive-stretched light and light that ain't stretched.
Come on, this is kid's stuff!
This message has been edited by DominionSeraph, 04-13-2006 05:43 PM