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Does a star's apparent brightness depend only on its distance from earth?
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Does a star's apparent brightness depend only on its distance from earth?
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The luminosity of a star, on the other hand, is the amount of light it emits
from its surface..... However, apparent brightness is not an intrinsic property of
the star; it depends on your location
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I dont think so. It also probably matters what type of str it is
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