If an object is 1,000 light years away,how do we see it?
A)as it looked 1,000 years ago
B)as it appeared to our ancestors 1,000 years ago
C)as it looked 1,000 light years ago
D)as it is right now, but it appears 1,000 times dimmer

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We see the object as it looked 1,000 years ago because the light from the object takes 1,000 years to reach us, so we are seeing it as it existed 1,000 years ago.

If an Object Is 1,000 Light Years Away,how Do We