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Explain how Edwin Hubble used Cepheid variables to change our view of the structure of the universe.
 
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How does the Sun compare in size and brightness to other main-sequence stars?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
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Cepheid variables are extremely bright variable stars that increase and decrease in brightness in a repetitive cycle. This group of stars is significant because their true brightness, called absolute magnitude, can be determined by knowing the rate at which they pulsate. When the absolute magnitude of a star is compared to its observed brightness, a reliable approximation of distance can be established. Thus, Cepheid variables are important because they can be used to measure large astronomical distances. Hubble observed the Andromeda galaxy, beyond the Milky Way, and used his observations to determine that the universe extended far beyond the limits of our imagination.

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It is a medium-sized, middle-of-the-road main sequence star.


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