Apparent Magnitude. The apparent magnitude of a celestial object, such as a star or galaxy, is the brightness measured by an observer at a specific distance from the object. The smaller the distance between the observer and object, the greater the apparent brightness.(left) Two stars, A and B, with the same apparent magnitude.(right) However, star A is actually a more luminous star that is further away from the Earth than than star B. Two objects that have the same apparent magnitude, as seen from the Earth, may either be:o convert the apparent magnitude, m, of a star into a real magnitude for the star (absolute magnitude, M), we need to know the distance, d to the star. Alternatively, if we know the distance and the absolute magnitude of a star, we can calculate its apparent magnitude. Both calculations are made using:
Language: English. The state motto of Texas is  Friendship .. The word, Texas, or Tejas, was the Spanish pronunciation of a Caddo Indian word meaning friends or allies.. House Concurrent Resolution No. 22, 41st Legislature, 4th Called Session (1930) p. 105. Texas is from the Caddo Indian word teyshas (meaning friends or allies).
The origin of the word Texas reflects the state's history of interaction between Native Americans and Spanish explorers, as well as the colonists and settlers who would later call the state home.