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What is meant by red shift and blue shift?

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If the source of light moves away from the observer on Earth. Then the wavelength of light observed shifts towards the higher wavelength. This shift of wavelength is called red shift. If the source of light moves towards the observer on Earth, then the wavelength of light shifts towards the lower wavelength. This shift is known as the blue shift.
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