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A spacecraft flying away from earth at a speed of 0 . 9 5 c shines a communications laser back towards earth. a ) How

A spacecraft flying away from earth at a speed of 0.95 c shines a communications laser back towards earth.

a) How fast does an observer on earth measure the laser light to be travelling?
 
 b) Earths atmosphere has minimum absorption for electromagnetic waves around a wavelength of 3500 nm. What wavelength and colour should the ships communication 

laser be to maximize the chances of it being received by a ground station on earth?


 

 

 

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