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Apparent brightness: how bright an object - such as a star - looks to us. True brightness: how bright such an object really is. Defined as: how bright it would look at a standard distance.
The apparent brightness of the sun would decrease because the intensity of sunlight weakens with distance. By moving the Earth from 1 AU to 2 AU, the distance between the Earth and the Sun doubles, resulting in a decrease in the amount of sunlight reaching Earth and causing a decrease in apparent brightness.
The apparent brightness of a star is determined by its luminosity (true brightness), distance from Earth, and any intervening dust or gas that may absorb or scatter its light. These factors affect how bright a star appears in the night sky to an observer on Earth.
Both relate to brightness; both are measured in the same units; both are used for astronomical objects such as stars or galaxies.
The apparent brightness of stars depends on:* The distance * The actual brightness * In some cases, the brightness may be dimmed by clouds of dust and gas, between us and the distant star. In the case of Vega and Arcturus, Vega is NOT brighter than Arcturus. Their apparent magnitude (brightness) is about the same, with Arcturus perhaps being slightly brighter, depending on the source consulted. In terms of real brightness ("absolute magnitude"), Arcturus is actually brighter. When consulting numbers, please remember that smaller numbers refer to brighter objects.
Absolute Brightness: How bright a star appears at a certain distance. Apparent Brightness: The brightness of a star as seen from Earth.
Two factors that affect a star's apparent brightness are: 1.) The distance between the Earth and the star 2.) The absolute magnitude (the actual brightness) of the star Hope that helps :P
Apparent brightness: how bright an object - such as a star - looks to us. True brightness: how bright such an object really is. Defined as: how bright it would look at a standard distance.
The apparent brightness of the sun would decrease because the intensity of sunlight weakens with distance. By moving the Earth from 1 AU to 2 AU, the distance between the Earth and the Sun doubles, resulting in a decrease in the amount of sunlight reaching Earth and causing a decrease in apparent brightness.
The luminosity of the star would decrease by a factor of four. Luminosity is directly proportional to the inverse square of the distance from the star. So, if the distance is doubled, the luminosity decreases by a factor of 2^2 = 4.
The apparent brightness of a star is determined by its luminosity (true brightness), distance from Earth, and any intervening dust or gas that may absorb or scatter its light. These factors affect how bright a star appears in the night sky to an observer on Earth.
This has nothing to do with shape. The apparent magnitude means how bright a star looks to us. The absolute magnitude means how bright the star really is (expressed as: how bright would it look at a standard distance).
The star's real magnitude (brightness), its distance from us, and anything in between (usually dust or gas) which might absorb part of the light.
Both relate to brightness; both are measured in the same units; both are used for astronomical objects such as stars or galaxies.
With maths and light brightness.... Distance between two points...
If the distance between two objects is decreased, the force between them will increase. This is in accordance with the inverse square law, which states that the force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
The apparent brightness of stars depends on:* The distance * The actual brightness * In some cases, the brightness may be dimmed by clouds of dust and gas, between us and the distant star. In the case of Vega and Arcturus, Vega is NOT brighter than Arcturus. Their apparent magnitude (brightness) is about the same, with Arcturus perhaps being slightly brighter, depending on the source consulted. In terms of real brightness ("absolute magnitude"), Arcturus is actually brighter. When consulting numbers, please remember that smaller numbers refer to brighter objects.