# What is the far sky like now?

**What does the far sky look like today?**

Every distant galaxy is seen as it was when its light left. What those galaxies have turned into since is something we can only infer.

Connects to:
- [Light takes time](https://mapideas.org/i/as_light)
- [Time and motion](https://mapideas.org/i/ti_relativity)

Sources:
- [Wikipedia: Look-back time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look-back_time)

Source: https://mapideas.org/i/q_astro_now · open on the map: https://mapideas.org/#q_astro_now