By Approximately How Many Magnitudes Is the Star Sirius Fainter

question 41

Multiple Choice

By approximately how many magnitudes is the star Sirius fainter than the full Moon in our sky? (See Figure 10-2,Comins,Discovering the Essential Universe,6th ed.)

• A) 15
• B) 2
• C) 11
• D) 5

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