14-08-2006, 07:17 AM
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Dazzled by the Cosmos.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Originally Posted by mickoking
I got of my bum and worked out the answer for my self.
The Suns (Apparent) magnitude from earth =-26.72
at 100 AU the sun would appear 100^2=10000 times fainter which is 10 magnitudes.
Therefore voyager would see the sun as a mag -16.72 star. The full moon from earth is -12.7  |
Did you mean +16.72?
Cheers
Dennis
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