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The diffence in brightness between two stars is related to the?

Their distance away from you and their intrinsic luminosity.


What is it called when brightness is how bright a star seems or looks?

The brightness of a star to an observer on Earth is called it's Apparent Magnitude. The intrinsic brightness of a star is known as it's Absolute Magnitude.


What do you call the real brightness of the stars?

The real brightness of a star is called its absolute magnitude. This is a measure of the star's intrinsic luminosity, or how bright it would appear if it were located at a standard distance of 10 parsecs (32.6 light-years) from Earth.


What the measure of a stars brightness called?

The measure of a star's brightness is its magnitude. A star's brightness as it appears from Earth is called its Apparent Magnitude.Star's brightness is measured by there magnitude.


Why are pulsating variable stars useful for finding distances to globular clusters?

It really depends on the type of star, but for certain star types, there is a relationship between the period and the absolute brightness, so if the period is observed, the absolute brightness can be deduced. Yes. It seems like this question is about the Cepheid variables.


Stars that can change their brightness?

the moon can vary its brightness and the pink elephant called aphadophalis


What is an non-example of absolute brightness?

Anything that is not the measure of intrinsic brightness of a celestial object.


What are variable star?

Variable stars are stars whose brightness changes over time due to intrinsic or extrinsic factors. Intrinsic variables, like Cepheid and Mira variables, undergo changes in their own properties, such as pulsations or eruptions. Extrinsic variables, such as eclipsing binaries, have their brightness altered by external factors, like one star passing in front of another. These stars are important for studying stellar processes and measuring distances in the universe.


Where does the actual brightness of the stars depends?

The actual brightness of stars, known as their intrinsic luminosity, depends primarily on their temperature, size, and energy output. Hotter and larger stars emit more energy and therefore appear brighter. Additionally, the composition of a star, including its age and the presence of elements, can also influence its luminosity. Ultimately, a star's brightness is a combination of these factors, along with its distance from Earth, which affects how we perceive its brightness from our vantage point.


What causes the apparent brightness or size of stars constellations and galaxies?

The size of stars depends on their mass and the stage of their life cycle. Constellations are just stars which happen to lie in the same general direction from Earth, and have nothing really to do with each other. Apparent brightess of a star or galaxy is the result of its intrinsic brightness and its distance from us.


What is the unit for apparent brightness?

The apparent brightness of stars is called "apparent magnitude", and it is written with a lowercase "m" after the number.


What does the hr diagram compare?

The HR diagram compares the luminosity (brightness) of stars against their surface temperature or spectral type. This plot helps astronomers classify stars based on their intrinsic characteristics and evolutionary stages.