The luminosity of a star is:
A) the energy output of 1 m2 of its surface space at all wavelengths.
B) its brightness when measured from Earth.
C) its total energy output emitted at all wavelengths into all space.
D) its brightness when measured from a distance of 10 pc, or 32.6 ly.
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