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mckennatimberlake

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Two stars are both spectral type K2V; if the closer is magnitude +3.7, and the fainter is magnitude +8.7, then the brighter star is about ________ times closer.
 
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Question 2

Why are collisions between galaxies more likely than collisions between stars within a galaxy?
 
  A) Galaxies have higher redshifts than stars.
  B) Galaxies travel through space much faster than stars.
  C) Galaxies are much larger than stars.
  D) Relative to their sizes, galaxies are closer together than stars.



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nekcihc358

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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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mckennatimberlake

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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