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5) The table below lists three Messier objects and their distances from the Sun. Write the letter of the dot (A-E) from
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5) The table below lists three Messier objects and their distances from the Sun. Write the letter of the dot (A-E) from the picture on the previous page that best represents the location of each object. You can use letters more than once. Messier Object M45 Open Cluster (Pleiades) M1 (Crab Nebula) M71 Globular Cluster Distance from Sun (in light-years) 380 6,300 12,700 Letter 6) Are these Messier objects part of the Milky Way Galaxy? Explain your reasoning. 7) The Crab Nebula has a width of about 11 light-years. If you wanted to accurately draw the Crab Nebula on your diagram, would you use a small blob or a tiny dot at the location you indicated in
Question 5? Explain your reasoning. Note: The dots marking the locations on the picture are about 1 mm across.