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OCR: APPARENT ........................................ BRIGHTNESS BRIGHTNESS IS THE intensity of electromagnetic radiation (at any or all wavelengths) from a source, measured on a scale of magnitude. Apparent brightness is the visible-light brightness of a celestial object observed from the Earth and depends on factors such as the distance of the object and its true brightness.