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    Just how dark is Pluto from orbit? How about Saturn?

    Thanks. I'm talking about the brightness of a celestial body, like how bright the planet would look from orbit compared to how Earth looks from orbit. Earth from orbit is a gradient of light to dark, or rather day to night, assuming you're looking at it from that angle. I'm curious to know how...
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    Just how dark is Pluto from orbit? How about Saturn?

    Quick question that maybe someone here could answer. I could probably dig up a bunch of math equations and answer it too, but I'm guessing someone here already has a good idea about the answer. Placing the Sun at the center of a sphere whose radius is equal to the distance of the Sun to...
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