Theoretically if I was 66 million light years away from earth and had a telescope strong enough would I be able to see the dinosaurs if I faced it towards earth and nothing was obstructing my view?

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Theoretically if I was 66 million light years away from earth and had a telescope strong enough would I be able to see the dinosaurs if I faced it towards earth and nothing was obstructing my view?

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Answer 1

If the telescope was more powerful than anything we can create using our current knowledge of material science and physics, then yes. It sounds absolutely crazy, but it’s true. You would see 66 million years into the past, because the light from earth that you can see will be that old.