How is the luminosity of the sun determined?
1 Answer
Oct 23, 2015
Explanation:
The Formula for Flux of an Object received at Earth is:
Where,
F is the Flux
L is the Luminosity of the Object
D is the Distance to that object
Rearrange the Formula to get the Luminosity
Flux Received from the Sun is 1343
D is the Distance = 1 AU or 150 Million Kms =