Non-doppler redshift of some galactic objects--

Redshift observations reported in several galactic objects like binary stars, star clusters, and in the K effect are compared with the predicted non-Doppler redshift caused by the inelastic transmission of photons in gases. It is found that all the observations are compatible with the predicted redshift caused by a gas surrounding the star. The new mechanism explains in a simple way and without the requirement of any of the previous ad hoc hypotheses why so many early-type stars in the solar neighborhood appear to be generally redshifted. This mechanism has important consequences in cosmology