Cosmic light horizon
In
astronomy, the
cosmic light horizon is a "
horizon" which marks the edge of the
visible universe. This horizon is the edge of a
sphere, centered upon
Terra, which is ~14-15B light years in
radius; this figure is sometimes referred to as the "
lookback distance" (because
astronomers, who view distant objects, are "looking back" into the
history of the
universe -- see:
speed of light). The general homogeneity of temperatures, at the edge of the
cosmic horizon, is part of the
evidence for the "
Big Bang".
See also: