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What types of numbers are used to represent the magnitudes of very bright stars?
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When was The Stars in the Bright Sky created?
The Stars in the Bright Sky was created in 2010.
Where do you find bright and hot stars?
Anywhere - all stars are hot and bright in comparison to planets.
What is the brightness of Earth?
Earth's albedo is .39 ------------------------------------- The albedo is a measure of how much light the Earth reflects The amount of light/energy falling on the Earth form the Sun is between 0.8 and 1.0 kW / m².
If two stars differ by 8.6 magnitudes what is their intensity ratio?
2754.2 : 1formula is Delta = 2.5118.6
What is a H-R diagram and what two characteristics of stars are compared on it?
It is a diagram on which stars are plotted according to their absolute magnitudes (or luminosities) against their stellar classifications (or effective temperatures).
What are the brightness of stars?
magnitude, dim stars have positive magnitudes and bright stars have negative magnitudes
What type of numbers are used to represent the magnitudes of dim stars?
Angstrom meters is the measurement for lightwho knows enymore
What do stars symbolise?
they represent bright shiny things in space! they represent bright shiny things in space!
What is the difference between the magnitudes of the bright stars Regulus and Procyon?
regulus is 1.36 and procyon is 0.36 so the differnece is 1
What the magnitudeof the little dipper?
Asterisms don't have magnitudes. Stars have individual magnitudes.
What has the author A W J Cousins written?
A. W. J. Cousins has written: 'Fabry photometry of bright southern stars' -- subject(s): Astronomical photometry, Magnitudes, Southern sky (Astronomy), Stars
Have absolute magnitudes of ones or less?
dwarf stars -Sydney-
Which one tells us how bright the stars would appear if all stars were at the same distance ferom the earth?
There are two terms used to describe a stars brightness, absolute magnitude and apparent magnitude. The one you want is absolute magnitude - this is where the stars distance from us is taken out of the equation, effectively comparing the stars brightness side by side from a set distance (10 parsecs or 32.6 light years). Apparent magnitude is the other measure, this is how bright a star apparently looks from Earth. The huge distances and range of distances involved means that you can have very bright stars (high absolute magnitude) that apparently look as bright as a much closer but dimmer (low absolute magnitude) star - their apparent magnitudes might be similar, but they may have vastly different absolute magnitudes.
What has absolute magnitudes of one or less?
Dwarf Stars
Is light from stars and light from planets the same?
Planets don't produce their own light, it is only reflected light from the Sun. The light from the Sun is exactly the same type of light that comes from all other stars, it is stronger only because the Sun is closer to us. Brightness is measured in magnitudes, the bright stars are magnitudes 0 and 1 and there are even two stars with a negative magnitude. The dimmest stars visible in perfect conditions are 6th magnitude. The Sun's magnitude is -26.7. If the distance goes up 10 times, the brightness goes down 100 times, which is exactly 5 magnitudes.
What are the different magnitudes if stars in Draco?
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What is the measure of the stars brightness from the earth?
That is called the apparent magnitude. Originally the brightest stars were called "magnitude 1", the weakest that could still be seen with the naked eye, "magnitude 6". The system has been formalized, now certain objects (several planets, the Moon, the Sun, some bright stars) actually have negative magnitudes; and of course, the range has been extended to weak objects that can only be seen with telescopes. In general, a larger magnitude numbers means an object is less bright.That is called the apparent magnitude. Originally the brightest stars were called "magnitude 1", the weakest that could still be seen with the naked eye, "magnitude 6". The system has been formalized, now certain objects (several planets, the Moon, the Sun, some bright stars) actually have negative magnitudes; and of course, the range has been extended to weak objects that can only be seen with telescopes. In general, a larger magnitude numbers means an object is less bright.That is called the apparent magnitude. Originally the brightest stars were called "magnitude 1", the weakest that could still be seen with the naked eye, "magnitude 6". The system has been formalized, now certain objects (several planets, the Moon, the Sun, some bright stars) actually have negative magnitudes; and of course, the range has been extended to weak objects that can only be seen with telescopes. In general, a larger magnitude numbers means an object is less bright.That is called the apparent magnitude. Originally the brightest stars were called "magnitude 1", the weakest that could still be seen with the naked eye, "magnitude 6". The system has been formalized, now certain objects (several planets, the Moon, the Sun, some bright stars) actually have negative magnitudes; and of course, the range has been extended to weak objects that can only be seen with telescopes. In general, a larger magnitude numbers means an object is less bright.
