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Old 15-July-2002, 10:29 PM
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On 2002-07-15 10:36, GrapesOfWrath wrote:
It's also half the radius that Venus is, which alone would reduce its relative brightness by 1.5 (5 / log 1/2) magnitudes.
AH! Double whammy.
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