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ry commented on the word surface of last scattering
"The surface of last scattering refers to the set of points in space at the right distance from us so that we are now receiving photons originally emitted from those points at the time of photon decoupling."
from Cosmic microwave background radiation on wikipedia
I find this a remarkable phrase on several levels
April 17, 2013
deinonychus commented on the word surface of last scattering
Ooh, I really like it!
April 18, 2013