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bobypop

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on: Jul 27, 2018
Why is light variability a critical issue with the sizes of active nuclei?
 
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The signature of a planet is largest in transit measurements when the planet and star are lined up along the line of sight to the telescope.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The source of the light cannot be any larger than the time it takes light to cross it and change in brightness, so if the quasar varies in a matter of months, then its light emitting region cannot be more than a few light months wide.

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
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