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brightness and temperature are both related because brightness is actually tempature. However the system has become more refined. Instead of just looking at the star and determining magnitude one or magnitude two, an astronomer measures the brightness of the star using a device called a photometer. The photometer counts the number of photons coming from the star. This photon count is then compared to the photon count from a star whose magnitude is known. An accurate magnitude can then be calculated.

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