- photographic magnitude of a star
- фотографическая звездная величина
English-russian astronautics dictionary. - M.: Military Publishing house. Compiled by F. P. Suprun, K. V. Shirokov. 1964.
English-russian astronautics dictionary. - M.: Military Publishing house. Compiled by F. P. Suprun, K. V. Shirokov. 1964.
Star cartography — Star cartography, stellar cartography, celestial cartography, or uranography (Koine Greek ουρανος [IPA: IPA|uːra nos] , sky, heaven + γραφειν [IPA: IPA|gra pʰiːn] write ) is the branch of astronomy concerned with mapping the stars, galaxies, and… … Wikipedia
star — starless, adj. /stahr/, n., adj., v., starred, starring. n. 1. any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night. 2. Astron. any of the large, self luminous, heavenly bodies, as the sun, Polaris,… … Universalium
Magnitude (astronomy) — For other uses, see Magnitude (disambiguation). Magnitude is the logarithmic measure of the brightness of an object, in astronomy, measured in a specific wavelength or passband, usually in optical or near infrared wavelengths. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
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Star catalogue — An illustration of the Perseus constellation (after Perseus from Greek mythology) from the star catalogue published by the German astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1690 A star catalogue, or star catalog, is an astronomical catalogue that lists… … Wikipedia
Star designation — Designations of stars (and other celestial bodies) are done by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Many of the star names in use today were inherited from the time before the IAU existed. Other names, mainly for variable stars (including… … Wikipedia
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star catalog — ▪ astronomy list of stars, usually according to position and magnitude (brightness) and, in some cases, other properties (e.g., spectral type) as well. Numerous catalogs and star atlases have been made, some of fundamental importance to… … Universalium
Apparent magnitude — Asteroid 65 Cybele and 2 stars with their magnitudes labeled The apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, normalized to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere.… … Wikipedia
Absolute magnitude — In astronomy, absolute magnitude (also known as absolute visual magnitude) is the apparent magnitude an object would have if it were at a standard luminosity distance (10 parsecs, 1 AU, or 100 km depending on object type) away from the observer,… … Wikipedia
Cape Photographic Durchmusterung — ▪ star catalog star catalog listing more than 454,000 stars of the 11th magnitude or brighter, between 18° south declination and the south celestial pole. The photographic plates required were made between 1885 and 1890 at Cape Town, South… … Universalium