Aug 20, 2020 · Since the sun is so massive, this essentially constitutes of the Earth orbiting around the sun, as seen from any inertial frame of reference. Of course moving to a frame of …

Jan 18, 2021 · On the other hand, if the water were completely still, with a smooth and horizontal surface, then the sun glitter ribbon would be gone, and you would just see a direct mirror …

I want to know how much lux the sun emits on a bright day - I don't mean when one stares directly at the sun, but rather when one walks casually outside when the sun is shinning brightly. Now the

So a metal door in the sun will transfer the heat of the visible spectrum to the interior if painted black, will reflect it back and keep the interior cooler if painted white. It is a good reason for …

Oct 12, 2023 · To my understanding, the sun contains large amounts of ionized hydrogen compared to the amount of hydrogen in the first excited state. I am curious about the …

Feb 15, 2011 · How has the distance between sun and earth been calculated? Also what is the size of the sun?

A well known story "Two Children arguing about the sun" (From Lie Zi, ca. 500BC): On the way traveling to the east, Confucius saw two children were arguing. One child thought that the sun …

Apr 28, 2020 · The Sun was certainly much faster rotating in the past. When it was 100 million years old it likely had a rotation period somewhere between 0.5 and 5 days (observed in solar …

1) The sun seems brighter (more dazzling) if there is more scattering in the atmosphere. The sun would actually look very small to us in the sky if there were no atmosphere (it's the same …

Apr 27, 2018 · This question is inspired by a similar one asked on Quora. Let's say a wizard magicked Jupiter into the Sun, with or without high velocity. What happens? The Quora …