Combined magnitudes
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellarium |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Original request (and discussion) by Anonymous: https:/
I do not know if this is even possible to implement, but I will explain what I wish as good as I can:
Okay, so the star HIP 21251 in Taurus, which consists of two stars of magnitude 6.90 and 6.95 respectively, has a combined magnitude of about 6.2 (if I calculated correctly) in reality. I watched it just ten minutes ago and saw it as brighter than a nearby 6.4 magnitude star, the SZ Tauri.
But with a limiting magnitude of 6.5, that star is invisible in Stellarium, which means Stellarium does not recognize these stars' combined magnitude. I have seen a similar "problem" with the Omega Centauri cluster, where many core stars range from magnitude 5.7 to 8, but the combined cluster magnitude is about 3.9, making it visible in a fairly light polluted sky.
So, would it be possible for Stellarium to combine magnitudes of stars that are very close to each other, and count them as "one"?
| Changed in stellarium: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| tags: | added: double-stars |
| Changed in stellarium: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Alexander Wolf (alexwolf) wrote | #1 |
The bug report was moved to https:/