07-09-2015, 09:28 PM
(07-09-2015, 05:43 AM)PortalHunter Wrote: And some interesting reminders from NASA that the Sun doesn't look 'just like another star' from Pluto's skies.
I talked quite a few friends and family members into stepping outside at their local "Pluto Time" when this hit the news. It was interesting to see that level of lighting.
Quote:A few hundred times brighter than a full moon here, I believe.
~1 watt per square meter versus 0.00146 watts per square meter so, yes, for sufficiently large definitions of "a few hundred."
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
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"Everbody's always in favor of saving Hitler's brain, but when you put it in the body of a great white shark, oh, suddenly you've gone too far." -- Professor Farnsworth, Futurama
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"Everbody's always in favor of saving Hitler's brain, but when you put it in the body of a great white shark, oh, suddenly you've gone too far." -- Professor Farnsworth, Futurama