about how many of photons are in one ray of our sunshine? Where do photons go after they have reflected off their surfaces?
In: Planetary Science
A “ray” isn’t a defined unit of light. If you want to count photons you need an aperture of a defined size, and a defined time. You also need to decide if infrared light counts, as about half of the solar energy that reaches the surface of the Earth is in the infrared. Photons are either absorbed and converted into heat, or reflected and fly off somewhere else.
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