The Celestial Sphere

    Stellar Brightnesses: The Magnitude Scale

    The Greek Astronomer, Hipparchus (190-125 BC), Catalogued Stars And Assigned Them Brightnesses On A Scale Of 1 To 6. The Brightnesses That The Eye Perceives Are Called Apparent Magnitudes

    The Lower The Apparent Magnitude, The Brighter The Object Appears…...

     

     

     

     

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