Part of a foreground spiral galaxy (S) overlaps part of an elliptical galaxy (E). The background elliptical has a surface brightness of IE= IS= 21 mag arcsec^-2. What is the
combined observed surface brightness I obs in a patch where they overlap? Use Vega as a reference star since its mV= mB= 0.
The combined observed surface brightness in a patch where they overlap which will be given as -
Iobs = IE + IS
where, IE = surface brightness of an elliptical galaxy = 21 mag arc/s2
IS = surface brightness of a spiral galaxy = 21 mag arc/s2
then, we get
Iobs = [(21 mag arc/s2) + (21 mag arc/s2)]
Iobs = 42 mag arc/s2
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