GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The light of distant stars is affected by
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the earth’s atmosphere
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interstellar dust
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both (a) and (b)
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The light of distant stars is affected by interstellar dust and the earth’s atmosphere. Hence, the correct answer is option (C) i.e both A and B.
Detailed explanation-2: -Their combined magnitude is almost exactly –5. The Sun is 487, 530, 000 times brighter than the 9000 visibles stars in total which says that the light from these 9000 stars is 0.0000002 % of the total starlight hitting the Earth.
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