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    Suppose the 21-Cm Photon of Neutral Hydrogen Were Instead Emitted
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Suppose the 21-Cm Photon of Neutral Hydrogen Were Instead Emitted

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Suppose the 21-cm photon of neutral hydrogen were instead emitted at 500 nm (i.e., a visible blue photon).Would it still be a useful probe of the Milky Way's structure? Why?

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