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cool time lapse video, from about 4 years time...
https://vimeo.com/124139626 Facts about the Sun: One million Earths could fit inside the Sun: If a hollow Sun was filled up with spherical Earths then around 960,000 would fit inside. On the other hand if these Earths were squished inside with no wasted space then around 1,300,000 would fit inside. The Sun’s surface area is 11,990 times that of the Earth’s. Eventually, the Sun will consume the Earth: When all the Hydrogen has been burned, the Sun will continue for about 130 million more years, burning Helium, during which time it will expand to the point that it will engulf Mercury and Venus and the Earth. At this stage it will have become a red giant The Sun will one day be about the size of Earth: After its red giant phase, the Sun will collapse, retaining its enormous mass, but containing the approximate volume of our planet. When this happens, it will be called a white dwarf. The Sun contains 99.86% of the mass in the Solar System: The mass of the Sun is approximately 330,000 times greater than that of Earth. It is almost three quarters Hydrogen, whilst most of the remaining mass is Helium. The Sun is an almost perfect sphere: There is only a 10 kilometre difference in its polar diameter compared to its equatorial diameter. Considering the vast expanse of the Sun, this means it is the closest thing to a perfect sphere that has been observed in nature. Light from the Sun takes eight minutes to reach Earth: With a mean average distance of 150 million kilometres from Earth and with light travelling at 300,000 kilometres per second, dividing one by the other gives us an approximate time of 500 seconds, or eight minutes and 20 seconds. Although this energy reaches Earth in a few minutes, it will already have taken millions of years to travel from the Sun’s core to its surface. The Sun travels at 220 kilometres per second: The Sun is 24,000-26,000 light years from the galactic centre and it takes the Sun 225-250 million years to complete an orbit of the centre of the Milky Way. The distance from the Sun to Earth changes throughout the year: Because the Earth travels on an elliptical orbit around the Sun, the distance between the two bodies varies from 147 to 152 million kilometres. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is called an Astronomical Unit (AU). The Sun is middle-aged: At around 4.5 billion years old, the Sun has already burned off about half of its store of Hydrogen. It has enough left to continue to burn Hydrogen for approximately another 5 billion years. The Sun is currently a type of star known as a Yellow Dwarf The Sun has a very strong magnetic field: Solar flares occur when magnetic energy is released by the Sun during magnetic storms, which we see as sunspots. In sunspots, the magnetic lines are twisted and they spin, much like a tornado would on Earth. The temperature inside the Sun can reach 15 million degrees Celsius: At the Sun’s core, energy is generated by nuclear fusion, as Hydrogen converts to Helium. Because hot objects generally expand, the Sun would explode like a giant bomb if it weren’t for its enormous gravitational force. The Sun generates solar wind: This is a stream of charged particles, which travels through the Solar System at approximately 450 kilometres per second. Solar wind occurs where the magnetic field of the Sun extends into space instead of following its surface. Satellites Name Distance from Sun Type Mercury 57,909,227 km (0.39 AU) Planet Venus 108,209,475 km (0.73 AU) Planet Earth 149,598,262 km (1 AU) Planet Mars 227,943,824 km (1.38 AU) Planet Ceres 413,700,000 km (2.77 AU) Dwarf Planet Jupiter 778,340,821 km (5.20 AU) Planet Saturn 1,426,666,422 km (9.58 AU) Planet Uranus 2,870,658,186 km (19.22 AU) Planet Neptune 4,498,396,441 km (30.10 AU) Planet Pluto 5,874,000,000 km (39.26 AU) Dwarf Planet Haumea 6,452,000,000 km (43.13 AU) Dwarf Planet Makemake 6,850,000,000 km (45.79 AU) Dwarf Planet Eris 10,120,000,000 km (68.01 AU) Dwarf Planet 1 AU = the distance from the earth to the sun... |
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Edited by
SassyEuro
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Wed 04/15/15 02:44 AM
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space.com
spaceweather.com Earth is entering a stream of solar wind flowing from a coronal hole on the sun. In response, NOAA forecasters estimate a 50% chance of Polar geomagnetic storms on April 15, 2015. TODAY. High latitude sky watches should be alert for auroras, especially during local hours around midnight. |
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All these facts,and some fools still think that there is no God? Big bang my foot!
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I dont think there's anything more powerful than the sun. Sun gives light and warmth and nothing can blow it out. God is like that . Sun=God and the planets r his children.
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I dont think there's anything more powerful than the sun. Sun gives light and warmth and nothing can blow it out. God is like that . Sun=God and the planets r his children. |
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Edited by
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Wed 04/15/15 02:23 PM
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I dont think there's anything more powerful than the sun. Sun gives light and warmth and nothing can blow it out. God is like that . Sun=God and the planets r his children. thats right, or sun is classified as a yellow dwarf, one of the smallest classifications of stars.. 
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cool time lapse video, from about 4 years time... https://vimeo.com/124139626 Facts about the Sun: One million Earths could fit inside the Sun: If a hollow Sun was filled up with spherical Earths then around 960,000 would fit inside. On the other hand if these Earths were squished inside with no wasted space then around 1,300,000 would fit inside. The Sun’s surface area is 11,990 times that of the Earth’s. Eventually, the Sun will consume the Earth: When all the Hydrogen has been burned, the Sun will continue for about 130 million more years, burning Helium, during which time it will expand to the point that it will engulf Mercury and Venus and the Earth. At this stage it will have become a red giant The Sun will one day be about the size of Earth: After its red giant phase, the Sun will collapse, retaining its enormous mass, but containing the approximate volume of our planet. When this happens, it will be called a white dwarf. The Sun contains 99.86% of the mass in the Solar System: The mass of the Sun is approximately 330,000 times greater than that of Earth. It is almost three quarters Hydrogen, whilst most of the remaining mass is Helium. The Sun is an almost perfect sphere: There is only a 10 kilometre difference in its polar diameter compared to its equatorial diameter. Considering the vast expanse of the Sun, this means it is the closest thing to a perfect sphere that has been observed in nature. Light from the Sun takes eight minutes to reach Earth: With a mean average distance of 150 million kilometres from Earth and with light travelling at 300,000 kilometres per second, dividing one by the other gives us an approximate time of 500 seconds, or eight minutes and 20 seconds. Although this energy reaches Earth in a few minutes, it will already have taken millions of years to travel from the Sun’s core to its surface. The Sun travels at 220 kilometres per second: The Sun is 24,000-26,000 light years from the galactic centre and it takes the Sun 225-250 million years to complete an orbit of the centre of the Milky Way. The distance from the Sun to Earth changes throughout the year: Because the Earth travels on an elliptical orbit around the Sun, the distance between the two bodies varies from 147 to 152 million kilometres. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is called an Astronomical Unit (AU). The Sun is middle-aged: At around 4.5 billion years old, the Sun has already burned off about half of its store of Hydrogen. It has enough left to continue to burn Hydrogen for approximately another 5 billion years. The Sun is currently a type of star known as a Yellow Dwarf The Sun has a very strong magnetic field: Solar flares occur when magnetic energy is released by the Sun during magnetic storms, which we see as sunspots. In sunspots, the magnetic lines are twisted and they spin, much like a tornado would on Earth. The temperature inside the Sun can reach 15 million degrees Celsius: At the Sun’s core, energy is generated by nuclear fusion, as Hydrogen converts to Helium. Because hot objects generally expand, the Sun would explode like a giant bomb if it weren’t for its enormous gravitational force. The Sun generates solar wind: This is a stream of charged particles, which travels through the Solar System at approximately 450 kilometres per second. Solar wind occurs where the magnetic field of the Sun extends into space instead of following its surface. Satellites Name Distance from Sun Type Mercury 57,909,227 km (0.39 AU) Planet Venus 108,209,475 km (0.73 AU) Planet Earth 149,598,262 km (1 AU) Planet Mars 227,943,824 km (1.38 AU) Planet Ceres 413,700,000 km (2.77 AU) Dwarf Planet Jupiter 778,340,821 km (5.20 AU) Planet Saturn 1,426,666,422 km (9.58 AU) Planet Uranus 2,870,658,186 km (19.22 AU) Planet Neptune 4,498,396,441 km (30.10 AU) Planet Pluto 5,874,000,000 km (39.26 AU) Dwarf Planet Haumea 6,452,000,000 km (43.13 AU) Dwarf Planet Makemake 6,850,000,000 km (45.79 AU) Dwarf Planet Eris 10,120,000,000 km (68.01 AU) Dwarf Planet 1 AU = the distance from the earth to the sun... and its starting to Flatline! |
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Edited by
mightymoe
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Wed 04/15/15 02:14 PM
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cool time lapse video, from about 4 years time... https://vimeo.com/124139626 Facts about the Sun: One million Earths could fit inside the Sun: If a hollow Sun was filled up with spherical Earths then around 960,000 would fit inside. On the other hand if these Earths were squished inside with no wasted space then around 1,300,000 would fit inside. The Sun’s surface area is 11,990 times that of the Earth’s. Eventually, the Sun will consume the Earth: When all the Hydrogen has been burned, the Sun will continue for about 130 million more years, burning Helium, during which time it will expand to the point that it will engulf Mercury and Venus and the Earth. At this stage it will have become a red giant The Sun will one day be about the size of Earth: After its red giant phase, the Sun will collapse, retaining its enormous mass, but containing the approximate volume of our planet. When this happens, it will be called a white dwarf. The Sun contains 99.86% of the mass in the Solar System: The mass of the Sun is approximately 330,000 times greater than that of Earth. It is almost three quarters Hydrogen, whilst most of the remaining mass is Helium. The Sun is an almost perfect sphere: There is only a 10 kilometre difference in its polar diameter compared to its equatorial diameter. Considering the vast expanse of the Sun, this means it is the closest thing to a perfect sphere that has been observed in nature. Light from the Sun takes eight minutes to reach Earth: With a mean average distance of 150 million kilometres from Earth and with light travelling at 300,000 kilometres per second, dividing one by the other gives us an approximate time of 500 seconds, or eight minutes and 20 seconds. Although this energy reaches Earth in a few minutes, it will already have taken millions of years to travel from the Sun’s core to its surface. The Sun travels at 220 kilometres per second: The Sun is 24,000-26,000 light years from the galactic centre and it takes the Sun 225-250 million years to complete an orbit of the centre of the Milky Way. The distance from the Sun to Earth changes throughout the year: Because the Earth travels on an elliptical orbit around the Sun, the distance between the two bodies varies from 147 to 152 million kilometres. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is called an Astronomical Unit (AU). The Sun is middle-aged: At around 4.5 billion years old, the Sun has already burned off about half of its store of Hydrogen. It has enough left to continue to burn Hydrogen for approximately another 5 billion years. The Sun is currently a type of star known as a Yellow Dwarf The Sun has a very strong magnetic field: Solar flares occur when magnetic energy is released by the Sun during magnetic storms, which we see as sunspots. In sunspots, the magnetic lines are twisted and they spin, much like a tornado would on Earth. The temperature inside the Sun can reach 15 million degrees Celsius: At the Sun’s core, energy is generated by nuclear fusion, as Hydrogen converts to Helium. Because hot objects generally expand, the Sun would explode like a giant bomb if it weren’t for its enormous gravitational force. The Sun generates solar wind: This is a stream of charged particles, which travels through the Solar System at approximately 450 kilometres per second. Solar wind occurs where the magnetic field of the Sun extends into space instead of following its surface. Satellites Name Distance from Sun Type Mercury 57,909,227 km (0.39 AU) Planet Venus 108,209,475 km (0.73 AU) Planet Earth 149,598,262 km (1 AU) Planet Mars 227,943,824 km (1.38 AU) Planet Ceres 413,700,000 km (2.77 AU) Dwarf Planet Jupiter 778,340,821 km (5.20 AU) Planet Saturn 1,426,666,422 km (9.58 AU) Planet Uranus 2,870,658,186 km (19.22 AU) Planet Neptune 4,498,396,441 km (30.10 AU) Planet Pluto 5,874,000,000 km (39.26 AU) Dwarf Planet Haumea 6,452,000,000 km (43.13 AU) Dwarf Planet Makemake 6,850,000,000 km (45.79 AU) Dwarf Planet Eris 10,120,000,000 km (68.01 AU) Dwarf Planet 1 AU = the distance from the earth to the sun... and its starting to Flatline! we might have a few years yet... 
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you might have to EDIT those two BIG PICTURES!
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you might have to EDIT those two BIG PICTURES!
little better, i guess... 
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you might have to EDIT those two BIG PICTURES!
little better, i guess...
 
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so wat happens when the sun becomes a white dwarf??? end of the life???
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so wat happens when the sun becomes a white dwarf??? end of the life??? Way before that...in around 5 billion years, the sun will expand to a red giant, taking out earth then... |
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so wat happens when the sun becomes a white dwarf??? end of the life??? Way before that...in around 5 billion years, the sun will expand to a red giant, taking out earth then... |
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so wat happens when the sun becomes a white dwarf??? end of the life??? Way before that...in around 5 billion years, the sun will expand to a red giant, taking out earth then... yes,God would really be fool enough and destroy a perfectly good Planet! 
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From the Bible: (Psalms 19: 1) + (Isaiah 40: 26) |
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All these facts,and some fools still think that there is no God? Big bang my foot! The Big Bang Theory isn't incompatible with belief in deity. |
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my favorite planet is uranus
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All these facts,and some fools still think that there is no God? Big bang my foot! The Big Bang Theory isn't incompatible with belief in deity. it actually is structured like a deity, if we think about it...BBT: first darkness, then everything... Gensis: first darkness, 6 days later, everything... one of the reasons i don't buy into the BBT... |
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