extinction articles
What separates a star's Luminosity from its Apparent Magnitude?
What is the most common reason nearly all stars look faint from Earth?
How much brighter is a star with a magnitude of 1 than one of magnitude 6?
What color change is often seen when light passes through Interstellar Extinction dust?
What obscured KIC 8462852 during its dramatic, aperiodic brightness dips?
Which type of stellar variability has a predictable dimming cycle measured in Hours to Days?
What causes the rapid bending of a star's light path resulting in Scintillation?
Why does a star appear dimmer when observed near the horizon compared to overhead?
For which dimming cause does the light reduction originate *from* the star itself?