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TLDR; 4e22 photons per second 2.6e22 per bit. For comparison, ~2e26 photons will be received through your iris in your life
by amirhirsch 2y ago
TLDR; 4e22 photons per second 2.6e22 per bit.
For comparison, ~2e26 photons will be received through your iris in your life
- KeplerBoy 2y agoDoes this number account for all photons or just those in the rather narrow optical band? Then again RF photons just don't fit through the pupils and will get backscattered, i guess.
- amelius 2y agoHow many of them come from Voyager 1?
- amirhirsch 2y agoSomeone’s asking the hard questions! According to the oracle, 1 in 4 people will experience one photon from voyager in their lifetime.
- rcxdude 2y agoThat's how many are sent by Voyager. Only about 1500 or 400 photons per bit are actually received by the radio dish (depending on which frequency is being used).
- croemer 2y agoMaybe OP sends photons from their eyes in addition to receiving them