What's The Brightest Thing In the Universe?
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here.This symbol, commonly called a Yin Yangsymbol, is a taijitu meaning diagramof the supreme ultimate. The principalof Yin and yang, opposites existing in harmony,is associated with ancient Chinese philosophy.But the very first use of the iconography, the classic symbol,actually comes from a shield pattern used by the ancientRomans seven hundred years before its firstknown use in China. A connection between the twohas yet to be found. Regardless of who came up with it first,the symbol was a bright idea. But what's the brightest object in the entire universe?Well, apparent magnitude.Commonly used when stargazing refers to how bright an objectappears to us, say, when looking up from Earth.It depends on Earth-centric factors, like how close th...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here.This symbol, commonly called a Yin Yangsymbol, is a taijitu meaning diagramof the supreme ultimate. The principalof Yin and yang, opposites existing in harmony,is associated with ancient Chinese philosophy.But the very first use of the iconography, the classic symbol,actually comes from a shield pattern used by the ancientRomans seven hundred years before its firstknown use in China. A connection between the twohas yet to be found. Regardless of who came up with it first,the symbol was a bright idea. But what's the brightest object in the entire universe?Well, apparent magnitude.Commonly used when stargazing refers to how bright an objectappears to us, say, when looking up from Earth.It depends on Earth-centric factors, like how close th...
