Is There a Massive Time-Image Gap in Observing Distant Galaxies?

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Are the images and data we collect of galaxies and other bodies millions of light years away millions of years old by the time we even take them? For example human sight takes about 50 milliseconds to occur. So there has to be a massive time/image gap between such great distances right?
 

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Right!

An image of a galaxy 10 million light years away is showing it as it was ten million years ago.

BTW, welcome to these Forums Eden!

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Thank you for both an answer and the welcome.
 

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