If a Modern Astronomer Describes a Faint Star as Being

question 37

Multiple Choice

If a modern astronomer describes a faint star as being in the constellation Cygnus,the Swan,you know that the star is:

• A) somewhere within a particular region of sky having definite boundaries.
• B) inside our solar system.
• C) in a distant galaxy located in a particular direction from Earth.
• D) one of a set of stars that make up a particular "picture," in this case a swan, in the sky.

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