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Should we allow arithmetic between STmag and ABmag?

See original GitHub issue

As a follow-up of https://github.com/astropy/astropy/pull/13158#discussion_r858962549 and spacetelescope/synphot_refactor#327 , should this be allowed? It is currently possible (at the time of posting).

>>> import astropy
>>> astropy.__version__
'5.2.dev64+g6ed769d58'
>>> from astropy import units as u
>>> (5 * u.STmag - 2.5 * u.ABmag)
<Magnitude 2.5 mag(ST / AB)>

Might be related: #12472

cc @mhvk @olebole

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pllimcommented, Oct 10, 2022

@aaryapatil , do you want to scar those poor students with magnitudes so early in their careers? 😆

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aaryapatilcommented, Oct 12, 2022

Haha, I already did 😉

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