Multiple Choice
Most of the stars we can see with the unaided eye from Earth are
A) intrinsically fainter than the Sun
B) very close to us (among the closest stars)
C) more luminous (intrinsically brighter) than the Sun
D) only visible to our eyes because they actually consist of three or more stars blending their light together
E) undergoing some sort of explosion which makes their outer layers unusually bright
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