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Title: The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about four light-years away and has a luminosity about 0.001 ...
Post by: karotop02 on Jun 10, 2024

The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about four light-years away and has a luminosity about 0.001 times that of the Sun. If Proxima Centauri were at a distance of one light-year instead of four, how much brighter would it appear in the sky?



twice as bright



four times as bright



16 times as bright



4000 times as bright



Title: Re: The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is about four light-years away and has a luminosity about 0.001 ...
Post by: careytran on Jun 10, 2024
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