Question: The star Sirius (same as the previous problem) has a surface temperature of 9940 K. The emissivity, e is equal to 0.97. The surface area,

The star Sirius (same as the previous problem) has a surface temperature of 9940 K. The emissivity, e is equal to 0.97. The surface area, A is . Using the Blackbody equation (The Stefan-Boltzmann equation), compute the power emitted by this star. (It is a HUGE number)

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