Quantification of Distant Luminous Objects

Volume 31 number 1 (2003)

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Mario Motta

Abstract

With the advent of modern CCD cameras, it is possible to quantitate the total photon count of distant Luminous Objects. In this paper, I have developed a formula for astronomers to allow use of this fact to calculate the total photon output, and thus total energy output, of imaged objects. I then use SN 2002ap in M74 (NGC 628) as an example and calculate the total energy flux of that event.