... magnitude of †1.46, Rigel, in neighboring Orion, shines at +0.14, but the mighty Sun ... The absolute magnitude is, therefore, the apparent magnitude of an object at a ...
... 4. Plot the magnitude of Delta Cephei . 5. Draw a smooth curve through the points . ... On the vertical axis, put the magnitude. ... Flip the vertical axis upside- down so that magnitude gets smaller as you go up. ...
... Two thousand years ago, astronomers called the brightest stars "first magnitude" and the faintest stars "sixth magnitude." ... note its magnitude (their limiting magnitude) . Figure A1-1 . Materials List . ...
... Although city lights and light cloud limited visibility to the summer Triangle and a handful of other first-magnitude stars, the CCD recorded stars down to about 8.5 magnitude, allowing us to obtain an astrometric position for the star cluster M11. ...
... Magnitude is the astronomers' way of specifying brightness: the brighter the star, the smaller the magnitude. ... Zeta has a magnitude of 3.4 and Epsilon has a magnitude of 4.2. ...
... Say these words to an astronomer, and you will likely trigger the memory of a bright star list, quite possibly with spectral types and apparent magnitudes thrown in for good measure. ...