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Q&A: Normal Stars, White Dwarf Stars, and Star
Clusters
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Q:
If Proxima Centauri was in the place or location of our Sun, how much
light would it provide to the Earth, let's say at noon? Would it be just
as bright at noon with Proxima Centauri as it would with our Sun, or
darker?
A:
Proxima
Centauri is much dimmer than our Sun, about 18,000 times dimmer.
Roughly speaking, if you placed Proxima Centauri at the position of the
Sun, you would just be able to make out the disk of the star. It would
be very dark here on Earth.
If you haven't already, please check out the Chandra webpages on
Proxima Centauri:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2004/proxima/index.html
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