That method involves searching for celestial objects, called "standardcandles", whose intrinsic brightness is known.
这种方法的具体做法是找到被称为“标准烛光”的天体,这一类天体的固定亮度是已知的。
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The difference between these two scenarios may have implications for how these supernovae can be used as "standardcandles" — objects of a known brightness — to track vast cosmic distances.