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Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by kzrdude on Saturday October 01, 2022 @05:59PM (#33050519)
After passing through the atmosphere, the sunlight is strongest in the green (of the visible spectrum).
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Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by wyager on Saturday October 01, 2022 @06:09PM (#33050590)
The sun barely looks different from an artificial blackbody of the same temperature. The atmosphere is not a big consideration here.
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Re:Why are plants green? To reduce the noise in photosynthesis by kzrdude on Sunday October 02, 2022 @04:03AM (#33053926)
Aha. When looking at a spectrum recorded through the atmosphere, that's how it has to be reported (so that's my thinking, why I would say it like that).
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