Star Magnitude (Brightness) Explained

A basic stargazing principle is that of stellar magnitude. Learn how astronomers classify stars based upon their brightness and explore a brief history of how this system came to be.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:26 - Brief History of Star Magnitude
4:07 - Apparent versus Absolute Magnitude
6:11 - Examples Star Magnitude
8:41 - Limitations of the Magnitude System
9:54 - How far the Hubble SpaceTelescope see?

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