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% Converts intensity in watts/m^2 to apparent visual magnitude.
The apparent visual magnitude of the Sun is -26.85.
Since version 3.
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Form:
v = Int2VM( i )
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Inputs
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i (:) Intensity (watts/m^2)
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Outputs
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v (:) Visual magnitude
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References: Berry, M. (1981). Principles of cosmology and
gravitation. Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, England, p. 10.
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