Doppler Effect on Light: Understanding Blue Shift in Starlight & X-ray Formation

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If a star races toward Earth the emitted light will be blue shifted. If the violet light produced from the star has a wavelength of 400 nm and it is blue shifted to 1 mn, does this light now exist as x-rays (on earth)?
 
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Yes, the light received at Earth will fall in the X-Ray band.
 

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