Emergence vs Mag Galaxy

How can the simplest elements of the Universe bring into being the amazingly complex realities that surround us? Use this application to see how matter is organized, starting from a few elementary particles, to form highly intricate living systems. Atoms, molecules, organisms, ecosystems… Explore how matter is organized in different levels and marvel at their emerging properties! This application complements and expands on the concepts in the Emergence film presented at the ASTROLab in Parc national du Mont-Mégantic.

The observation of galaxies with a telescope offers a level of difficulty in knowing their brilliance in the sky. The visual magnitude gives the brightness information as if the galaxy were a star in the sky. The surface magnitude distributes this brightness over the entire surface of the galaxy, offering a clue to the level of difficulty of its observation. Mag Galaxy transforms visual magnitude into areal magnitude for your galaxy observations.