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PhysicsHorizons: Exploring the Universe (MindTap Course List)If the RR Lyrae stars in a globular cluster have apparent magnitudes of 14, how far away is the cluster? (Hints: See Figure 12-4, and use the magnitude-distance formula in Reasoning with Numbers 8-2.)

If the RR Lyrae stars in a globular cluster have apparent magnitudes of 14, how far away is the cluster? (Hints: See Figure 12-4, and use the magnitude-distance formula in Reasoning with Numbers 8-2.)

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If the RR Lyrae stars in a globular cluster have apparent magnitudes of 14, how far away is the cluster? (Hints: See Figure 12-4, and use the magnitude-distance formula in Reasoning with Numbers 8-2.)

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