Introductory Astronomy - Magnitudes of Stars

Introductory Astronomy - Magnitudes of Stars

Professor Paul Robinson via YouTube Direct link

Two kinds of Brightness

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Two kinds of Brightness

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Introductory Astronomy - Magnitudes of Stars

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  1. 1 Intro
  2. 2 Do all stars appear the same? How are they different?
  3. 3 Two kinds of Brightness
  4. 4 Apparent Magnitudes
  5. 5 PROBLEM: stars are at different distances from Earth and so it's hard to know which stars are ACTUALLY brighter versus which APPEAR bright
  6. 6 Compare some stars: Apparent

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