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For example, a magnitude 2.0 star is 2.512 times as bright as a magnitude 3.0 star, 6.31 times as magnitude 4.0, and 100 times magnitude 7.0. The brightest astronomical objects have negative apparent magnitudes: for example, Venus at −4.2 or Sirius at −1.46.
Consequently, a magnitude 1 star is about 2.5 times brighter than a magnitude 2 star, about 2.5 2 times brighter than a magnitude 3 star, about 2.5 3 times brighter than a magnitude 4 star, and so on. This is the modern magnitude system, which measures the brightness, not the apparent size, of stars.
limiting magnitude with 12.5" reflector is 15; 6 Bright suburban sky 5.1–5.5 18.5–19.25 the zodiacal light is invisible; light pollution makes the sky within 35° of the horizon glow grayish white; clouds anywhere in the sky appear fairly bright; even high clouds (cirrus) appear brighter than the sky background; surroundings are easily visible
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The apparent brightness of Mercury as seen from Earth is greatest at phase angle 0° (superior conjunction with the Sun) when it can reach magnitude −2.6. [14] At phase angles approaching 180° (inferior conjunction) the planet fades to about magnitude +5 [14] with the exact brightness depending on the phase angle at that particular ...
This artist's visualisation of WASP-127b, a giant gas planet located about 520 light-years from Earth, shows its newly discovered supersonic jet winds that move around the planet's equator.
For example, it omits Gliese 710 which in about 1.35 million years is expected to be close enough to have a magnitude of −2.7, [2] as confirmed by the Gaia spacecraft. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Star
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