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Ivan91
Dec15-10, 12:33 PM
I didnt find an astronomy subforum on the Homework section so I decided to post here.

If I have the period of a cepheid (2.5 for instance), how to find apparent and absolute magnitude ?

NobodySpecial
Dec15-10, 12:43 PM
Apparent magnitude you have to measure - the absolute magnitude you get from the period see:
http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/senior/astrophysics/variable_cepheids.html

Ivan91
Dec15-10, 04:58 PM
Ok, thanks. One more question.
What are some differences between active and normal galaxies ?

davenn
Dec24-10, 04:04 PM
Ok, thanks. One more question.
What are some differences between active and normal galaxies ?

did you try googling... active galaxies ?

the first hit is a wikipedia link explaining the difference :)

Dave