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noun • (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth | ||||||||
30% | 15 | His work on the measurement of a star's parallax provided the first calculation of a star's distance from Earth | ||||||
noun • German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846) | ||||||||
30% | 13 | Relating to the comparison of the brightness or magnitude of stars | ||||||
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Scale That Allows For The Comparison Of Star Brightness Regardless Of Distance
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6 | Visual perception phenomenon that allows the perception of object brightness to remain relatively constant regardless of changes in the illumination | |
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