If I have a super large telescope, would I be looking towards the beginning of the universe no matter which direction I point it?

Question

I read that the Hubble telescope could look 13.2 billion years back in time – what would it see if it turned 180 degrees and looked the other way?

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Answer 1

‘Back in time’ is not in a physical direction. The Hubble telescope can see things as they were many years ago, because that light has taken a long time to reach us. It would be like if your friend went to a distant city and took a photo and then brought it back to you two weeks later. The city in the photo is how it looked two weeks ago, not how it looks right now.