Carlos is looking toward the constellation Andromeda with a small telescope and sees a bright white point of light and a fuzzy oval of light. Which statement about Carlos's observations is true? A. The white point of light is part of the Milky Way. B. The fuzzy oval is an individual star; the point of light is a galaxy. C. The fuzzy oval is the Milky Way. D. The white point of light is an individual star; the fuzzy oval is a galaxy.
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The correct statement about Carlos's observations is: D. The white point of light is an individual star; the fuzzy oval is a galaxy.
In the constellation Andromeda, Carlos is likely looking at the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), which appears as a fuzzy oval due to its size and distance. The bright white point of light he sees is probably an individual star within our Milky Way galaxy.
