0
A bright star can appear dimmer than a less bright star if the bright star is?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Farther away!
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How will a pulsating star appear when it is expanding?
Cooler and Dimmer
What time stars visible tonight?
As soon as the sun sets and it begins to get dark, stars slowly start to come out. As it gets dark at different times on different days, then the answer is different each day. Bright stars come out first. So sometimes there are bright stars that will appear earlier. It can be interesting trying to spot stars starting to appear. If you know where a bright star should appear, which takes a little knowledge of the night sky or trying over the course over a few nights until you know where to look, you can see them starting to appear. Bright ones appear first and then the dimmer ones.
How does the distance and size of a star impact its brightness?
If two stars have the same size and brightness, but one is further away, it will appear dimmer. The brightness of a star is inversely proportionate to the square of its distance. In other words, a star ten light years away will be four times dimmer than one just as bright (absolute magnitude) that is only five light years away. Larger stars also tend to be brighter, though most of the really big stars are red giants.
Is a star brighter if it is closer to earth?
As star will appear brighter if it is closer to Earth, yes. How bright a star appears depend on how far away it is and the star's actual brightness.
A hot bright star would appear in which section of an H R diagram?
The upper left corner :)
How can a star give off the most light and not be the brightest in the sky?
How bright a star appears depends on both its actual brightness and how far away it is. The farther away a star is, the dimmer it appears. A bright but very distant star many therefore appear dimmer than a less bright star that is closer to us.
What does Saturn look like from far away?
From Earth, it looks a lot like a bright star. From further away, it would appear as a dimmer star, or would not be visible at all.
How will a pulsating star appear when it is expanding?
Cooler and Dimmer
Describe relationship between the brightness and the distance of star from earth?
Due to the inverse square law, stars that are far away from Earth are generally dimmer than stars that are close to Earth. However, there are many exceptions, since stars can also appear brighter or dimmer depending on their luminosity.
Why isn't Polaris the brightest star?
How bright a star appears depends on how bright it is and how far away it is. While, on the whole Polaris is a very bright star it is also very far away, at least 350 light years, which makes it appear dimmer. The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, one of the closest stars to Earth at only 8.6 light years. The brightest star overall, as viewed from Earth, is the sun, which is a quarter of a million times closer to us than the next nearest star.
What the relationship between magnitude and size of the star?
The brightness of a star depends on its temperature, size and distance from the earth. The measure of a star's brightness is called its magnitude. Bright stars are first magnitude stars. Second magnitude stars are dimmer. The larger the magnitude number, the dimmer is the star.The magnitude of stars may be apparent or absolute.
What time stars visible tonight?
As soon as the sun sets and it begins to get dark, stars slowly start to come out. As it gets dark at different times on different days, then the answer is different each day. Bright stars come out first. So sometimes there are bright stars that will appear earlier. It can be interesting trying to spot stars starting to appear. If you know where a bright star should appear, which takes a little knowledge of the night sky or trying over the course over a few nights until you know where to look, you can see them starting to appear. Bright ones appear first and then the dimmer ones.
How bright does a star appear from earth?
It depends on its intrinsic brilliance and its distance from the observer
Why do stars appear so much dimmer than the sun?
The sun is a star, Sol to be precise. It is the star of our solar system. The other stars you see are thousands to millions of light-years (measure of distance, not time) away so they appear dimmer because they are so far away. If you lived in their solar system, Sol would appear dim in comparison.
How many times brighter will a star be than an identical star that's twice as far away?
4 times as bright. This is calculated as 1/22.
How will a star bright if it was near the sun?
A star near the Sun might be brighter or dimmer, it depends on how big it is. Each star has an absolute magnitude and if you find out a star's absolute magnitude, and then subtract 31.4, that would be its visual magnitude at the Sun's distance from us.
How does the distance and size of a star impact its brightness?
If two stars have the same size and brightness, but one is further away, it will appear dimmer. The brightness of a star is inversely proportionate to the square of its distance. In other words, a star ten light years away will be four times dimmer than one just as bright (absolute magnitude) that is only five light years away. Larger stars also tend to be brighter, though most of the really big stars are red giants.
