This might be utterly retarded but: Given we'd have the

>>8505191
>Given we'd have the technology to travel faster than light

this is the equivalent of saying:

>Given that God exists
>Do you think he is the type of person you'd want to have a beer with?

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>>8505191
do we have THIS detailed imagery of 100 ly objects at this moment with current technology?
the answer to your question is the same as to mine, whatever it be

also
>implying FTL now

>>8505222

Meaning to say, your answer is literally whatever you want it to be. Physics dont work like you described. So if you want to through physics out the window entirely then certainly it is entirely up to you to decide on whatever laws you want to take it's place.

>Given we'd have the technology to travel faster than light

Please stop

>>8505191
God I fucking hate people who end questions with "no?"

>>8505191
>Since energy's never lost those reflected photos would carry "view-able" information, no?
not if the light interfered with matter as the information then will eventually be lost

>>8505191
Sure, the photons would still be there

But!
>the photons would be in a 100-light-year radius around the event, which is unimaginably large area
>some of the photons would have hit space dust, or could have hit planets/other celestial objects
>photons would have been deflected by gravity, so calculating their path would be enormously complex