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Stellar spectra tell us that ________ is the second most abundant element in the Sun.
 
  A) carbon B) helium C) iron D) hydrogen E) oxygen

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On what basis are we sure that no quasar is lurking among the thousands of member galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, 18 Mpc distant?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Quasars are far more luminous visually than normal galaxies, so at that distance, a quasar would be bright enough to see with the naked eye The distance to the closest quasar is still more than a 100 Mpc.


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