... > based upon the Earth being 10 time higher albedo than the moon, 13.5 times > greater cross section area and 8 times closer, I calculate that the Earth would > be 9400 times as bright. 10,000 times would mean exactly 10 magnitudes > (2.511886...etc raised to the 10th power) I would guess that, depending on the > phase of the earth beneath you, it would be 10 mag.s brighter than the moon. > If it were full (you standing between the sun and the Earth), it would be mag. > -22 or -23 (bright - take fast film!) In the last comment, you are neglecting that Earth is not a point source of light. What if I take a landscape at 1 km range - not another 22 magnitudes brighter! The surface brightness is still just 10 times that of the full moon, because we receive the same solar illumination. Jupiter is 25 times fainter, not accounting for the albedo. ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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