Question: Based on the time frames given in the above figure, which of the following are implications of the finite speed of light? Choose one or

Based on the time frames given in the above figure, which of the following are implications of the finite speed of light? Choose one or more: A. When we gaze at the Andromeda Galaxy, we are looking back in time to the way it used to appear millions of years ago. B. There would be a noticeable delay in communications at the speed of light between Earth and astronauts on the Moon. C. If the light of the Sun were suddenly extinguished, we wouldn't notice it from Earth for over 8 minutes. D. At the speed of light, it would take several months to travel to the nearest star. E. Some rear-ending automobile accidents may have occurred because of the delay in the time it took for the light from the leading car to reach the following driver's eyes. F. Using a stopwatch precise to 1/10th of a second, the speed of light can be measured by an observer at the bottom of Mount Everest watching a light source at the top of Mount Everest

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