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Old 04-06-2003, 02:19 PM   #12
bjlhct
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Temp, not brightness

Juju, they find the temp by wavelength (color) of the light, not by intensity. (brightness)

Hotter things give off shorter wavelengths of light. It's called blackbody radiation.
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