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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=astronomy">astronomy</a>, the <b>zero point</b> in a <a href="page.php?w=Photometric_system">photometric</a> system is defined as the magnitude of an object that produces 1 count per second on the detector. The zero point is used to calibrate a system to the standard magnitude system, as the flux detected from stars will vary from detector to detector. Traditionally, <a href="page.php?w=Vega">Vega</a> is used as the <a href="page.php?w=calibration_star">calibration star</a> for the zero point magnitude in specific <a href="page.php?w=Passband">pass bands</a></p><p>
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