Consider two stars A and B, with apparent magnitudes mA = 3 and mB = 13. How much brighter (in flux) is the brighter star? (I.e., enter the appropriate multiplicative factor N, such that Fbrighter = N Fdimmer. )
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Consider two stars A and B, with apparent magnitudes mA = 3 and mB = 13.
How much brighter (in flux) is the brighter star? (I.e., enter the appropriate multiplicative factor N, such that Fbrighter = N Fdimmer. )
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