Why Was Herschel's Strategy for Mapping Our Galaxy Flawed

question 38

Multiple Choice

Why was Herschel's strategy for mapping our Galaxy flawed?

• A)His infrared telescopes couldn't penetrate the dust clouds.
• B)He used globular clusters, lying above the dust in the disk
• C)He relied on visual wavelengths, which are obscured by dust.
• D)He used radio telescopes that didn't give enough resolution.
• E)He assumed Earth was at the extreme edge of the Galaxy.

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