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joe

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What is main-sequence fitting?
 
  A) a way of forcing stars to fit into a standard main sequence, even when they have some unusual characteristics
  B) a method for determining the age of a star cluster
  C) a method for determining the distance to a star cluster by assuming that its main sequence should line up with the main sequence on a standard H-R diagram
  D) the way we construct an H-R diagram by plotting the surface temperatures and luminosities of stars

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The distance to a star with a parallax angle of 0.2 arc seconds is
 
  A) 0.2 parsec. B) 2 parsecs. C) 5 parsecs. D) 12 parsecs. E) 20 parsecs.


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Beatricemm

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Excellent

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