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apparent magnitude: see magnitude magnitude, in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Alphabetically listed profiles detail the stars' names, resident constellations, apparent brightness as viewed from Earth, distance, luminosity, and significance. It's something whose intrinsic brightness you know and by looking at its apparent brightness - because the intensity of light fades with the square of the distance - you can easily calculate the distance. His forest has an apparent brightness, as though some form of packaging were necessary to mute the anxiety and sense of vulnerability caused by our hopeless situation; but in psychosocial fact it is as dark as Dante's. |
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