The war during the twentieth century, between the Sudan People's Liberation Army and the government of Sudan has had a devastating effect on the entire community. The Ayual community has been adversely affected socially, politically, economically, emotionally, physically and educationally. In 2004, ACDA established Pongborong Primary School, which served 300 students. With the support of ACDA, the school has grown to serve approximately 800 students in grades one through eight.
â¢ ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (noun) The noun ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE has 1 sense: 1. (astronomy) the magnitude that a star would have if it were viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs (32.62 light years) from the earth. Familiarity information: ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE used as a noun is very rare. Dictionary entry details. â¢ ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (noun)
The apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial object is a number that is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth. The brighter an object appears, the lower its magnitude value (i.e. inverse relation). The Sun, at apparent magnitude of â27, is the brightest object in the sky. It is adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere. Furthermore, the magnitude scale is logarithmic; a difference of one in magnitude corresponds to a change in brightness by a factor of 5â100, or about 2.512.