[DOC] [TLE] magnitude - definition of magnitude in English | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] the great size or extent of something, size, the degree o. ... 'Astronomers measure 
the brightness of stars in units called magnitudes but this is not a unit ... (also in 
the sense 'greatness of character'): from Latin magnitudo, from magnus great. [DOC] [TLE] Celestial Sphere [PAR] The great circle through the zenith Z and the north celestial pole P cuts the ... The 
declination of a star is its angular distance in degrees measured from the .... in 
descending order of brightness, beginning with the Greek alphabet and then, if 
all... [DOC] [TLE] Vega - Wikipedia [PAR] Vega, also designated Alpha Lyrae is the brightest star in the constellation of 
Lyra, the .... The brightness of a star, as seen from Earth, is measured with a .... 
The pole of Vegaits axis of rotationis inclined no more than five degrees from 
the .... al Mouakket star catalogue and was translated into Latin as Vultur Cadens, 
"the... [DOC] [TLE] Sirius - Wikipedia [PAR] Sirius is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky. With a visual 
apparent magnitude of 1.46, it is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next 
brightest star. The name "Sirius" is derived from the Ancient Greek  (
Seirios), .... Bright stars were important to the ancient Polynesians for navigation 
between... [DOC] [TLE] absolute brightness: The apparent brightness a star would have if it ... [PAR] arc degree: A unit of angular measure of which there are 360 in a full circle. .... 
get their name from the Latin translation of one of the ancient Greek star patterns 
...... (SIRTF) Space Infrared Telescope Facility: NASA's Great Observatory for... [DOC] [TLE] Magnitude | Define Magnitude at Dictionary.com [PAR] C14: from Latin magnitd size, from magnus great ... The degree of brightness 
of a star or other celestial body, measured on a logarithmic scale in which lower... [DOC] [TLE] chapter2 [PAR] How do astronomers refer to stars and compare their brightness? .... These 
angular distances are measured in degrees, minutes of arc, and seconds of arc, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Astronomy Dictionary [PAR] a scale for measuring the actual brightness of a celestial object without 
accounting for the distance of the object. Absolute ... a unit of angular measure in 
which there are 360 arc degrees in a full circle. ..... a process where nuclei collide 
so fast they stick together and emit a great deal of energy. In the .... latin word for "
sea. [DOC] [TLE] Finding Your Way Around The Sky - UWGB Home [PAR] Jul 7, 2008 ... This scale was originally devised by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus over 
2,000 years ... A zero magnitude star doesn't mean no brightness, it means a very 
bright star. ... Fainter stars are listed in great catalogues like the Bonn .... The 
equivalent of latitude is called declination and is measured in degrees. [DOC] [TLE] Star Names [PAR] When the Arabic texts were translated back into Latin, these star names were 
passed ... lower case Greek letter names to the stars more or less in order of 
brightness, ... in the eighteenth century John Flamsteed (who created one of the 
great star ... It divides the sky into declination strips one degree wide and then 
serially... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 1 [PAR] Orion was a mythical Greek hero famed for his great beauty and stature, his 
hunting ... Figure 1.6 (a) A photograph of the group of bright stars that make up 
the ..... Declination (dec) is measured in degrees () north or south of the celestial
... [DOC] [TLE] Magnitude - definition of magnitude by The Free Dictionary [PAR] [C14: from Latin magnitd size, from magnus great] ... A star's brightness 
measured as either absolute magnitude or apparent magnitude. The latter states
... [DOC] [TLE] Glossary of Astronomy | Common Terminology & Names [PAR] These are some of the most common terms used in the field of astronomy ... of an 
object in the sky, or the distance between two objects, measured as an angle. ... 
The celestial equivalent

Question: From the Latin for "great", the brightness of stars is measured in degrees of this
Answer: Magnitude