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by vlovich123 650 days ago
I’ve always been bothered by this reasoning. Wouldn’t it be a different photon since a photon in the core is being absorbed and reemitted many many times through charged particles? So while the reaction that is providing the power is a long distance from the surface, the photons you’re seeing are from the surface and give you no information other than what’s happening on the surface of the sun.
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Same. It seems like one of those numbers that’s dreamed up just for the sake of splashy “science” journalism.