A spaceship moves radially away from Earth with acceleration 29.4 m/s2 (about 3g). How much time does it take for the sodium streetlamps ( 589 nm) on Earth to be invisible (with a powerful telescope) to the human eye of the astronauts? The range of visible wavelengths is about 400 to 700 nm.

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A spaceship moves radially away from Earth with acceleration 29.4 m/s2 (about 3g). How much time does it take for the sodium streetlamps ( 589 nm) on Earth to be invisible (with a powerful telescope) to the human eye of the astronauts? The range of visible wavelengths is about 400 to 700 nm.

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