Consider the image. The stars in the Antlia dwarf galaxy are all the same distance from Earth.If one star has an intrinsic luminosity of 4.4 Lsun and a second star has an intrinsic luminosity of 2.0 Lsun, which star appears brighter in the night sky?
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The graph plots two properties of stars, temperature and lum…
The graph plots two properties of stars, temperature and luminosity. The data from 12 stars are plotted on the graph. Which point is the coolest star?
Which of these items is roughly the same size as a neutron s…
Which of these items is roughly the same size as a neutron star?
If you give a cart with a mass of 3.0 kg a push with a force…
If you give a cart with a mass of 3.0 kg a push with a force of 69 Newtons, what is the cart’s acceleration?
If a star is circumpolar from a given location that means th…
If a star is circumpolar from a given location that means that the star is above the horizon all night but not during the day.
Because the celestial sphere is not real, it is not a good s…
Because the celestial sphere is not real, it is not a good scientific model.
The ___________ of a gas is a measure of the average speed o…
The ___________ of a gas is a measure of the average speed of the particles in the gas.
What phases would Venus show if the geocentric model were co…
What phases would Venus show if the geocentric model were correct?
What are “failed stars” that do not sustain regular hydrogen…
What are “failed stars” that do not sustain regular hydrogen fusion but are capable of fusing deuterium?
What is the best current method for determining the luminosi…
What is the best current method for determining the luminosity of a nearby star?