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Herschel's map of the Galaxy was too small because ________ blocked much of the starlight.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

What two properties of the stars were Hertzsprung and Russell comparing?
 
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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

Vertically they plotted the luminosities or absolute magnitudes of the stars, and compared these with the temperatures or spectral types on the horizontal axis.





 

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