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Old 08-02-2006, 07:54 PM
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G'day Jakob,

Each magnitude is approximately 2.5 times fainter. So 0.1= 0.25 times fainter or one quarter fainter.

The only reasons I can think of as to why you cannot see the star

1. You are looking in the wrong area
2. The star is a variable star, and may be at a much fainter magnitude when you looked.
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