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Earth Is About 28,000 Light Years from the Center of the Milky

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Earth is about 28,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.If a supernova explosion occurred approximately 14,000 light years away from us and released 2.0 ×\times 1046 J of energy in a sudden burst of light,how much energy would enter one of your pupils? Assume the diameter of a pupil to be about 4 mm.(For comparison,our Sun radiates approximately 4 ×\times 1026 J/s.)


A) 1.1 J
B) 3.0 ×\times 1023 J
C) 3.5 J
D) 4.6 J
E) 2.2 J

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