One of the perennial questions for teachers of astronomy survey courses is whether to use the magnitude system in general use by amateur and professional astronomers, or whether to give all star brightnesses in powers-of-ten notation. The problem goes to the goals of the course and to the philosophy of history, liaison with others, and course content held by the professor. It also leads to discussions of the mathematical and conceptual levels intended.
Date
01/01/2003
Citation
Pasachoff, J. M. 2003, Astronomy Education Review, 2(2), p.162–165
