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1 year ago

Why are stars given an absolute magnitude?

Physics

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mafiozo [28]1 year ago

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Answer:

The solution was to implement an absolute magnitude scale to provide a reference between stars. To do so, astronomers calculate the brightness of stars as they would appear if it were 32.6 light-years, or 10 parsecs from Earth.

Explanation:

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