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Stars Illumination Calculator

The Stars Illumination Calculator will calculate the:

  1. Illumination (brightness) of a star S2 if the apparent magnitude and illumination of another reference star S1 as well as the illumination of the star S1 are known.

Calculation Parameters: None of values can be zero

Stars Illumination Calculator
Stars Illumination Calculator Results (detailed calculations and formula below)
Illumination of the unknown star (b2) [lux]
Illumination of the unknown star calculation
b2 = b1 ∙ 100.4 ∙ (m1 - m2 )
b2 = ∙ 100.4 ∙ ( - )
b2 = ∙ 100.4 ∙
b2 = ∙ 10
b2 =
b2 =
Stars Illumination Calculator Input Values
Apparent magnitude of the reference star (m1) []
Apparent magnitude of the unknown star (m2) []
Illumination of the reference star (b1) [lux]

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Illumination of the unknown star Formula and Calculation

b2 = b1 ∙ 100.4 ∙ (m1 - m2 )

This formula derives from:

m1 - m2 = -2.5 log b1/b2

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