Multiple Choice
What important role do Cepheid variables stars have in astronomy?
A) distance measurements to distant galaxies
B) the determination of stellar luminosities
C) the determination of speeds of stars in galactic arms from the Doppler shift of their spectra
D) the keeping of accurate time
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