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The '''starlight problem''' is an argument in favor of a universe with a long history - many billions of years - as opposed to the six thousand year age many creationists interpret based on the Genesis narrative.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2002/0809_cdk_davies.asp</ref>  However, the starlight problem is also an argument against the [[Big Bang Theory]] which theorizes a universe of billions of years old.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v25/i4/lighttravel.asp</ref>  

The '''starlight problem''' is an argument in favor of a universe with a long history - many billions of years - as opposed to the [six thousand year age [[Young Earth Creationism|young earth creationists]] interpret based on the [[Genesis]] narrative and their interpretations of various lines of scientific data.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2002/0809_cdk_davies.asp</ref>  However, the starlight problem is also an argument against the [[Big Bang Theory]] which theorizes a universe of billions of years old.<ref>http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v25/i4/lighttravel.asp</ref>  

Using parallax calculations, the Milky Way galaxy alone can be directly observed to have a diameter of approximately 80-100,000 light years. Calculations based on the observed brightness of supernovas of known energy output can determine the distance to more distant objects. The most distant object known is a star cluster approximately thirteen billion light-years away from Earth, observed by the Hubble telescope using gravitational lensing<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3490657.stm</ref>.

Using parallax calculations, the Milky Way galaxy alone can be directly observed to have a diameter of approximately 80-100,000 light years. Calculations based on the observed brightness of supernovas of known energy output can determine the distance to more distant objects. The most distant object known is a star cluster approximately thirteen billion light-years away from Earth, observed by the Hubble telescope using gravitational lensing<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3490657.stm</ref>.