Let s take the Earth to be 1 unit distance 1 AU see section

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Let s take the Earth to be 1 unit distance 1 AU see section V below from the Sun If the intensity of light is 1 light unit at the Earth s distance then we see that k 1 Given this and the fact that Pluto is an average distance of 39 5294 times farther away from the Sun than the Earth is calculate the Sun s intensity at Pluto s distance light units Can you see why at Pluto s distance the Sun would just look like an ordinary star