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% Converts apparent visual magnitude to intensity in watts/m^2.
The apparent visual magnitude of the Sun is -26.85.
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Form:
i = VM2Int( v )
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Inputs
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v (:) Visual magnitude
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Outputs
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i (:) Intensity (watts/m^2)
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References: Berry, M. (1981). Principles of cosmology and
gravitation. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, England, 10.
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