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Title: Star A and star B both have an apparent magnitude of 7.0, but star A is at a distance of 15 pc and s
Post by: Tsync on Feb 10, 2016
Star A and star B both have an apparent magnitude of 7.0, but star A is at a distance of 15 pc and star B is at a distance of 30 pc. Which statement below is correct?
A) Star A appears brighter than star B, but actually star B and star A are the same brightness.
B) Star B appears brighter than star A, but actually star B and star A are the same brightness.
C) Star A and star B appear to have the same brightness, but actually star B is brighter than star A.
D) Star A and star B appear to have the same brightness, but actually star A is brighter than star B.
E) It is impossible to determine how bright these stars are or appear to be relative to one another, given the information above.


Title: Re: Star A and star B both have an apparent magnitude of 7.0, but star A is at a distance of 15 pc a
Post by: Ratatouille on Feb 11, 2016
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Title: Re: Star A and star B both have an apparent magnitude of 7.0, but star A is at a distance of 15 pc and s
Post by: Tsync on Mar 2, 2016
Wonderful, thanks for your time and effort


Title: Re: Star A and star B both have an apparent magnitude of 7.0, but star A is at a distance of 15 pc and s
Post by: Ratatouille on Mar 3, 2016
Happy to help :)