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neverstopbelieb

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on: Jul 27, 2018
Massive, more luminous stars have shorter lives than their smaller, dimmer counterparts.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is the purpose of adaptive optics?
 
  A) It reduces blurring caused by atmospheric turbulence for telescopes on the ground.
  B) It allows several small telescopes to work together like a single larger telescope.
  C) It is a special technology that allows the Hubble Space Telescope to adapt to study many different types of astronomical objects.
  D) It allows ground-based telescopes to observe ultraviolet light that normally does not penetrate the atmosphere.


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ergserg

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

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

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neverstopbelieb

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Wow, this really help

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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