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Cepheids as Standard Candles. Suppose you are observing Cepheids in a nearby galaxy. You observe one Cepheid with a period of 8 days between peaks in brightness and another with a period of 35 days. Estimate the luminosity of each star. Explain how you arrived at your estimate.(Hint: See Figure 12.4.)
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