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newyorker26

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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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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

dust

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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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018

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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018

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