Determine the measured flux of photons

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A very distant galaxy has an apparent bolometric magnitude of +23.5. Determine the measured flux of photons (m-2s-1) at the top of the Earth's atmosphere, assuming that the spectrum is the same as that for our Sun.

Reference no: EM13271979

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