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["Stanley A. Gorodenski" <stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Slims or regular?

Matt Luttinen wrote:

> Uh, I thought for 24th mag it was the lit end of a cigarette . . .
>
> Matt
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> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Magnitude Comparisons???
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> Hey All,
>
> Does anyone know of a website or other place where comparisons to given
> magnitudes are given?  For example, magnitude -26 is like looking at the
> Sun (Duh!), or 24th magnitude is like seeing the lit end of a cigar at
> the distance of the moon.  I thought it'd be good public star party
> fodder to have info like this.
>
> Thad
>
> Thad Robosson
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> 33 27 N, 112 19 W
> Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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