Solution:
we are given that
The magnitudes of the moon and Sirius are -12.5 and -1.44 respectively.
we have been asked to find approximately how many times is the moon brighter than Sirius?
The word magnitude is used by the scientist to describe the brightness of moon/star/object etc.
So we can find the brightness by dividing the given values. so we get
[tex] \frac{-12.5}{-1.44} =8.6805 [/tex]
Hence we can say
The moon is 8.68 times brighter than Sirius.
