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Reflectivity of a glowing-hot metal surface

When a polished piece of metal (or steel in particular) is heated to incandescence, how do its reflective properties change? Given a mirror-like surface, would the object temporarily cease to act ...
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How to calculate the temperature of a receiving point from concentrated solar power?

I'm exploring a DIY project about solar power and found very little resources that can explain in a not too simple but not too advanced way how to go about calculating important values in solar power, ...