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Tazate

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How is the Schwartzschild radius calculated from the mass of a star?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A major advantage of a Newtonian reflector over a refractor is
 
  A) the elimination of the secondary mirror.
  B) the central hole in the mirror is smaller.
  C) its compact size.
  D) there are only two lenses to grind.
  E) the elimination of chromatic aberration.


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JaynaD87

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

The Schwartzschild radius is roughly 3 km times the mass of the star in solar masses.

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Tazate

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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