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Henrietta Leavitt worked out the period-luminosity relation for the Type I (or classical) Cepheids found in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Later, Cepheids were discovered in globular clusters, and these were assumed to be Type I Cepheids, and the distances to these clusters were calculated accordingly. However, it was later discovered that these were dimmer Type II Cepheids. Refer to Figure 13-28 from the text. Did this require a recalculation of the distances to these Cepheids? Henrietta Leavitt worked out the period-luminosity relation for the Type I (or classical)  Cepheids found in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Later, Cepheids were discovered in globular clusters, and these were assumed to be Type I Cepheids, and the distances to these clusters were calculated accordingly. However, it was later discovered that these were dimmer Type II Cepheids. Refer to Figure 13-28 from the text. Did this require a recalculation of the distances to these Cepheids?   A)  No. The distances were still correct. B)  Yes. For a given Cepheid period, the new distances were smaller than those originally calculated. C)  Yes. For a given Cepheid period, the new distances were larger than those originally calculated. D)  Yes. New distances had to be calculated, which could be larger or smaller than the original calculation.


A) No. The distances were still correct.
B) Yes. For a given Cepheid period, the new distances were smaller than those originally calculated.
C) Yes. For a given Cepheid period, the new distances were larger than those originally calculated.
D) Yes. New distances had to be calculated, which could be larger or smaller than the original calculation.

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