Flux of stars into the SMBH loss cone in NGC 3156. The loss cone flux ﹩{ \mathcal F }(\epsilon )﹩ is a function of specific orbital energy ϵ, and has units of per time per specific energy. The blue and green lines show the F555W and F475W filters, respectively, while the dotted, dashed, and solid lines correspond to the Tiny Tim, calibration star, and Anderson PSF models. The flux curves depend only weakly on the choice of filter or PSF model.