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apparent magnitude - 2 reference results
apparent magnitude
apparent magnitude: see magnitude.
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apparent magnitude
Jan 01, 1997; apparent magnitude (symbol m ) The brightness of a celestial object as measured by the observer. Sirius, the brightest star, has...
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magnitude
Nov 12, 2008; magnitude in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent....
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Stellar Magnitudes
Jan 01, 2008; Stellar Magnitudes Magnitude is the unit used in astronomy to describe a star ’ s brightness in a particular portion of...
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stellar magnitude
Jan 01, 2002; stellar magnitude astronomy The range of brightness of the different stars prompted the Greeks to introduce a numeric scale for...
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visual magnitude
Jan 01, 1997; visual magnitude (symbol m v ) The apparent magnitude of a star as estimated by the human eye. The eye is capable of ranking...
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