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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Form: v = Int2VM( i ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ Inputs ------ i (:) Intensity (watts/m^2) ------- Outputs ------- v (:) Visual magnitude ------------------------------------------------------------------------ References: Berry, M. (1981). Principles of cosmology and gravitation. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, p. 10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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