Posts Tagged ‘Apparent Magnitude’

The Magnitude Scale by Peter Campbell-Burns

Even with the unaided eye we can make some estimates of the properties of a star against the dark background of the night sky. Perhaps the most obvious observation we can make is that some stars look brighter than others. Look very carefully and you will notice that some stars also reveal a hint of colour. A...
December 14th, 2009 | Resources | Read More