Multiple Choice
The luminosity of a star is
A) another name for its color or surface temperature.
B) its brightness as seen by people on Earth.
C) its total energy output into all space over all wavelengths.
D) its brightness at a hypothetical distance of 10 parsecs (32.6 light-years) from Earth.
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