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→History: Brightness of stars in the Bible
== History ==
== History ==
Stars were first classified by brightness by Hipparchus in 129 BC. He produced the first well known catalog of stars in which the brightest stars were listed as "first magnitude" and the second grouping was "second magnitude". This division went up to sixth magnitude.<ref>http://skytonight.com/howto/basics/3304516.html</ref>
Stars were first classified by brightness by Hipparchus in 129 BC. He produced the first well known catalog of stars in which the brightest stars were listed as "first magnitude" and the second grouping was "second magnitude". This division went up to sixth magnitude.<ref>http://skytonight.com/howto/basics/3304516.html</ref>
The observation of different brightness of stars is mentioned also in the [[New Testament]]: ''"The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor."''<ref>{{cite web |title=Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:41 (New International Version)|publisher=Bible Gateway |url=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+15%3A41&version=NIV|quote=Credit:Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®}}</ref>
In 140 AD, Claudius Ptolemy added "greater" and "smaller" within the magnitude to separate them further.
In 140 AD, Claudius Ptolemy added "greater" and "smaller" within the magnitude to separate them further.
With Galileo and the telescope, it was possible to make out stars that were much dimmer than sixth magnitude.
With Galileo and the telescope, it was possible to make out stars that were much dimmer than sixth magnitude.
== Today ==
== Today ==