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a) How did interstellar extinction mislead astronomers intobelieving that we are at the center of our galaxy?

b) Describe how Harlow Shapley proved that the Sun is not at thecenter of our galaxy.

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Parta Interstellar dust decreases our visibility of stars limiting our ability to see anywhere near the edge of the Galaxy in any direction along the galactic plane Astronomers estimated our galactic position from counting stars in different directions along the galactic plane Since    See Answer
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