The Hubble Space Telescope Has Detected Galaxies with Apparent Magnitudes

question 8

Multiple Choice

The Hubble Space Telescope has detected galaxies with apparent magnitudes of about 30.Approximately how much fainter are these galaxies than stars with an apparent magnitude of 5?

• A) 10²⁵ times
• B) 10¹⁰ times
• C) 2,500 times
• D) 25 times

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