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nicedazed
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Hi guys, first post (hopefully not only).
If 2 stars are in an apparent binary system, how do you calculate the "combined apparent magnitude" of the system if you know both their apparent magnitudes and their distance from you.
I can work out the apparent magnitude (even though that's not required) but the combined one is troubling me and other examples on the internet are either unclear to me or using variables i don't have.
Thanks.
If 2 stars are in an apparent binary system, how do you calculate the "combined apparent magnitude" of the system if you know both their apparent magnitudes and their distance from you.
I can work out the apparent magnitude (even though that's not required) but the combined one is troubling me and other examples on the internet are either unclear to me or using variables i don't have.
Thanks.