The astronomical magnitude system, initially developed by Hipparchus and refined by Ptolemy, quantifies the brightness of celestial objects, with brighter objects having lower magnitudes. Norman R.
Stellar distances are primarily determined by the inverse-square law of light, which mathematically links a star's apparent brightness (m), intrinsic brightness (absolute magnitude, M), and distance ...
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