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Astronomy - Stefan-Boltzmann

Kryptonite
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Hello, I am having trouble with some homework given to us by a professor in a BASIC Astronomy class.

  1. Describe how you would design an experiment to determine the radius of the sun, writing down equations used in each step.
    • We have been covering Stefan-Boltzmann constant so I assume he would prefer we use this in the process.

This is all the info we were given to start the assignment. I understand the equation to use are:

 

L=(Stefan-Boltzmann Constant) * T^4 * 4(Pi)R^2

 

Although not sure how to find L.

 

Again this is a BASIC Astronomy, so nothing too complex (but sadly this one is too difficult for me).

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

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