Sentences with phrase «as distance markers»

In finding that the universe is on a path to runaway expansion, you had to find type Ia supernovae, which can act as distance markers.

In our case, we were looking for supernova explosions to use as distance markers.

Not exact matches

«But modern America is a place of extremes, and what you eat for dinner has become the definitive marker of social status; as the distance between rich and poor continues to grow, the freshest, most nutritious foods have become luxury goods that only some can afford.»

The measurement, which used quasars as bright and consistent relative - distance markers, charted the famous «Seven Sisters» star cluster at 136.2 parsecs, or 444 light - years, away from Earth.

For timed intervals, look at a watch, or you can time the distance between landmarks, like phone poles, and use those as your markers.

But you wouldn't do as if you had because you're not going to have the mental wherewithal, and you're not going to have that neuromuscular training and it's likely that something called the central governor in your brain — which is the part of your brain that says «Okay, I'm tired now, this is all I can do» — it's likely that that's going to kick in a little bit earlier if you haven't gotten yourself close to that marker of long - distance fatigue.

On your bike: Sprint for a set distance, then slow the pace for a set distance using road markers as your guide and repeat.

David Bordwell contends that Tarantino deliberately signals his sources to his audience, «in order to tease pop connoisseurs into a new level of engagement,» while Aaron C. Anderson writes that by using framing markers and calculatingly phony distancing devices (like, for example, the black - and - white process shots in Pulp Fiction), «Tarantino draws attention to his film's status as a film, as a constructed work of fiction, and as a «simulation.

Food is an easy choice for most people as it can be tossed from a distance and allows for quick delivery and therefore many repetitions in short order (a key to marker - based training).

These distances should be clearly marked in the video with visual markers such as cones, colored tape, or other items.

Searches for markers of disease genes can be done without genetic maps of the relative order and distance between markers, but will be more efficient as maps with small distances between markers (high resolution maps) become available in the future.

Stones can be used as markers of time or distance, or exist as parts of a huge, yet anonymous, sculpture.

The imagery of the journey is dotted by markers of industry, refracted light, ships as shadows in the distance, and boiler rooms of infinite gauges; with Morse code and jamming radio signals providing a continuous backing track.