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Medesa

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How did Tycho's detailed observations of Mars' brightness help show that its orbit could not be circular?
 
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What is the approximate luminosity of a main-sequence M star?
 
  A) 106 solar B) 1 solar C) 10 solar D) 0.01 solar


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

Tycho noted that at some oppositions, Mars was much brighter than at others, suggesting that Mars must be closer to us when it was brighter.

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Wow, this really help

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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