Comments on: What is stellar magnitude? https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/ Updates on your cosmos and world Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 By: The Sky Tonight Update: Leonids Meteor Shower | Irene W. Pennington Planetarium https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-861369 Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:02:29 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-861369 […] comet was finally recovered in 1965. The brightest the comet got that year was 16th magnitude, visible only in very large telescopes. A spectacular meteor storm followed in 1966. On the […]

]]> By: CONSTELLATIONS – CONSTELLATIONS https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-861093 Fri, 09 Dec 2022 14:04:49 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-861093 […] catalogued by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. The brightest star in Cepheus is the 2.45-magnitude star Alpha Cephei/Alderamin which shines at the bottom right corner of the house shape, if […]

]]> By: From EarthSky: “A nova, briefly visible in southern skies” | sciencesprings https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-797658 Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:53:54 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-797658 […] On July 17, writing at Astronomy.com, Alison Klesman said Nova Reticuli 2020 was shining at around magnitude […]

]]> By: DC AGRAWAL https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-847068 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 07:08:00 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-847068 I would greatly appreciate comments on my paper
MOON. SUPER-MOON, PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND STAR VEGA: BRIGHTNESS AND SIZE
which can be downloaded from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308475272_Moon_super-moon_planets_of_the_solar_system_and_star_Vega_Brightness_and_size

]]> By: DC AGRAWAL https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-847067 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 07:05:00 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-847067 I would greatly appreciate comments on my paper
EARTHSHINE AND MOONSHINE ARE EQUIVALENT ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENA: AN ADDENDUM TO “APPARENT MAGNITUDE OF EARTHSHINE: A SIMPLE CALCULATION”
which can be downloaded from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303699658_Earthshine_and_moonshine_are_equivalent_astronomical_phenomena_addendum_to_Apparent_magnitude_of_earthshine_a_simple_calculation

]]> By: DC AGRAWAL https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-847066 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 07:02:00 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-847066 I would greatly appreciate comments on my paper
APPARENT MAGNITUDE OF EARTHSHINE: A SIMPLE CALCULATION
which can be downloaded from
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281146827_Apparent_magnitude_of_earthshine_A_simple_calculation

]]> By: ChiragU https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-837894 Sat, 25 Mar 2017 14:42:00 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-837894 Thank you so much for this article! As an amateur (beginning amateur astrophotographer) this is so helpful to understand since many of these terms are used quite often in casual astronomy discussions and I didn’t truly grasp what an “x-magnitude star” really meant. What drives the point home for is the companion between know celestial objects, great idea and now a good source of reference. Great article!

]]> By: David Callejas https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-837843 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:16:00 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-837843 In reply to BobW.

Thanks for your kind words!

]]> By: TerranceG https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-837825 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:29:00 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-837825 One more thing I can glean from star descriptions in Stellarium. Thanks

]]> By: BobW https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-stellar-magnitude/#comment-837822 Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:59:00 +0000 https://earthsky.org/?p=259379#comment-837822 Excellent article, Bruce; concise, yet with enough detail to be thorough. It’s one of astronomy’s fundamental topics that begs for this type of explanation. This will be a good resource for me to point others to. Thanks.

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