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[–] 24 points 3 days ago (12 children)

Yes, I have. It's less energy than comes straight from the sun, but it still carries energy, because it's all just photons. The photons from the sun aren't hotter than the ones reflected from the moon, there's just more of them.

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  • [+] -11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (11 children)

    Some photons are hotter than others. Its the wavelengths and frequencies. No UV from moonlight

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  • [–] 20 points 3 days ago (9 children)

    You are fascinating. I mean yes, individual photons carry different amounts of energy and that's reflected in their wavelength, but how do you know that and not how reflection works? Moonlight contains a similar proportion of UV to sunlight, there's just less total light.

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  • [–] -5 points 3 days ago* (3 children)

    Emission spectrum from the sun peaks at under 500nm corresponding to >5800K. Emission spectrum from the moon peaks at 600nm, corresponding to <4100K. Moonlight is objectively colder and therefore gives less energy. Reflection does not necessarily preserve spectral characteristics.

    https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/jres/118/jres.118.020.pdf

    https://earth.gsfc.nasa.gov/climate/projects/solar-irradiance/science

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    So what I'm hearing is that moonlight does have energy and UV radiation and can generate electricity. Thanks for agreeing with me.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    Emission spectra are Schwartzkopf radiation, thats hardly relevant for the moon, whose main source of radiation is reflection. For visible light its easy, else the moon would always be full. Infrared is lower frequency and thus lower energy. UV reflection should be the only consideration.

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