The S(10) System Applied to Celestial, Non-Point-Source Objects in Determining Surface Brightness

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Jun 2001

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The Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, vol. 29, no. 2, p.129

Physics

Variable Stars

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The magnitude system that we use to rate the brightness of stars has
major problems when applied to extended objects such as galaxies,
nebulae, or comets. The S(10) brightness system gives a more realistic
measure of an object's visibility in the telescope.

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