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maychende

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Star A has an apparent visual magnitude of 6.3 and star B has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.3 . Star A is _________ times (fainter or brighter) than star B.
 
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The ___________________ _ is the point on the celestial sphere directly above an observer, regardless of where the observer is located on Earth.
 
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Edwyer

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

2.51; fainter

Answer to Question 2

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maychende

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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