Stellar Photometry In an Introductory Physics Lab (or, Translating Flux Into Magnitudes)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2023
Department
Physics and Astronomy
School
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Abstract
Magnitudes--how astronomers express brightnesses of stars--are confusing to those unfamiliar with them, to say the least. They use a modified version of base-10 logarithms. The smaller--or more negative--the magnitude, the brighter the object. An object with a magnitude of zero is not an object with no brightness but instead is rather bright.
Publication Title
The Physics Teacher
Volume
61
Issue
4
First Page
310
Last Page
310
Recommended Citation
Sirola, C.
(2023). Stellar Photometry In an Introductory Physics Lab (or, Translating Flux Into Magnitudes). The Physics Teacher, 61(4), 310-310.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/21701