Although it is not the purpose of this chapter to discuss astronomical magnitude scales in detail, it should be evident that, just as intensity is related to absolute magnitude (both being intrinsic p...Although it is not the purpose of this chapter to discuss astronomical magnitude scales in detail, it should be evident that, just as intensity is related to absolute magnitude (both being intrinsic properties of a star, independent of the distance of an observer), so normal flux density is related to apparent magnitude, and they both depend on the distance of observer from star.
