How many photons does a Sun sized star emit in a second?

Subject: How many photons does a Sun sized star emit in a second?

Date: Sat Jan 11 18:49:47 2003
Posted by Terry
Grade level: teacher/prof School: St Paul's Primary School
City: London State/Province: No state entered. Country: UK
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 1042328987.As

Message:


I would like to know approximately the rate at which photons escape a Sun sized 
star to travel through space. My estimate is about 10 to the power of 19 per 
second.

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