Apparent magnitude
the magnitude of a star as it appears to an observer on the earth.
historical examples
thus he looks down, as it were, upon the heaviest seas, and this greatly diminishes their apparent magnitude and elevation.
rollo on the atlantic jacob abbott
the comet of 1652, so carefully observed by hevelius, almost equaled the moon in apparent magnitude.
comets and meteors daniel kirkwood
the inward grace required must not be measured by the apparent magnitude of the burden, but the strength of the sustainer.
patience james w. alexander
its distance then can be determined by contrasting its actual candle power with the apparent magnitude as seen from the earth.
astounding stories of super-science july 1930 various
a fast reading with the photocell gave me the apparent magnitude and a comparison with its absolute magnitude showed its distance.
the repairman harry harrison
the apparent magnitude of its nucleus was three times greater than that of jupiter.
comets and meteors daniel kirkwood
the apparent magnitude of an object depends upon the angle which it subtends to the eye of the observer.
wireless transmission of photographs marcus j. martin
the sun on this scale of comparative brightness is of the -26.7 apparent magnitude.
astronomy for young folks isabel martin lewis
all stars having an apparent magnitude brighter than 4m are directly drawn.
lectures on stellar statistics carl vilhelm ludvig charlier
there are in all, in the sky, 20 stars having an apparent magnitude brighter than 1m.5.
lectures on stellar statistics carl vilhelm ludvig charlier
noun
another name for magnitude (sense 4)
apparent magnitude
see under magnitude.
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