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She-Who-Is-Not-To-Be-Psycho! · 07-12-2005, 05:54 AM

"The apparent magnitude of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object.
"One hundred times less bright (e.g. the same object ten times as far) corresponds to an apparent magnitude that is five more; 2.512 times less bright (e.g. the same object 1.585 times as far) corresponds to an apparent magnitude that is one more, 2.512 being the fifth root of 100 (1000.2)."

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She-Who-Is-Not-To-Be-Psycho! Reality Police Official -()- Seeker Conspiracy Theorist Blast-Ended Skrewt Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The world's bottom! Posts: 15,584 Hogwarts RPG Name: Currently: Diane Entelequia Second Year	"The apparent magnitude of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object. "One hundred times less bright (e.g. the same object ten times as far) corresponds to an apparent magnitude that is five more; 2.512 times less bright (e.g. the same object 1.585 times as far) corresponds to an apparent magnitude that is one more, 2.512 being the fifth root of 100 (1000.2)." __________________ Click the siggy piccy to read the adventure... Siggy by Biochemkris for the 3rd Day of Potter Sierra + Lowlow +Julia = Ultimate Nadia Fangirls