> Starlight (and sunlight) chiefly is thermal radiation. I just wanted to clarify for others that while we are used to learning that stellar radiation "origina

> Starlight (and sunlight) chiefly is thermal radiation. I just wanted to clarify for others that while we are used to learning that stellar radiation "originates" from nuclear fusion, most of the emission from fusion is absorbed by the outer layers of the star and then re-emitted. Hence why it is all thermal, and why starlight replicates blackbody radiation so well. Just something I had been confused about for a while. Feel free to correct me if I am still confused. ;)