Distances to local galaxies are determined by measuring the brightness of stars, called
Chapter 34, Problem 9(choose chapter or problem)
Distances to local galaxies are determined by measuring the brightness of stars, called Cepheid variables, that can be observed individually and that have absolute brightnesses at a standard distance that are well known. Explain how the measured brightness would vary with distance as compared with the absolute brightness.
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