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Originally Posted by George
The higher the temperature of a star, the more light is emitted at all wavelengths. Although the peak temperature shifts in the blue direction the entire spectrum will rise in energy radiated.
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Yes, i am aware of the fact that it emits more on all wavelenghts, but as you said, the peak emission is not in the visible light.
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Originally Posted by George
Fomalhaut radiates in the visible spectrum about 5 times more energy than the Sun, even though its peak intensity is in the UV (330nm - 340nm). [I get 7x as much @ 400nm, 5x @ 500nm, and 3x @ 700nm. Does anyone have a simple equation for total energy output over a given portion of the spectrum?]
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What math methods do you use to calculate this?