Which of the following nebulas is the brightest?
Correct answer: Orion Nebula
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The paragraph seems to mix terms.
Magnitude. 1 to 6, 1 being brightest. Ancient categorizing.
Absolute magnitude. Logarithmic, 2 is 10x brighter than 1.
Apparent magnitude. I don't understand. "reverse logarithmic" scale? Sun -26; not even Hubble, +26?