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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by johnydon22(m): 5:55pm On Feb 14, 2016
kevoh:


That's a step! Terraforming is the way.
I think travelling to planets way out out of our system is the way cus Mars will still be as good as dead if the sun goes Red-giant.

Interstellar, watched the movie? gives good insight you know
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by great664(m): 5:55pm On Feb 14, 2016
kiss
taurus25:


please can you kindly swerve out of this topic if you have nothing meaningful to contribute.

thanks in advance, good job johnydon22 , knowlege is compulsory!
Thank You but I am entitle to my point and if you disagree, then delete my comment or ignore me instead of quoting me to give me more popularity.

wa gbari
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 5:56pm On Feb 14, 2016
johnydon22:
You said it .. "Hot and Burning" remember "Nuclear fusion at the core"
Ohhh.......... I get it.

Guess we learn everyday.
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by kevoh(m): 6:01pm On Feb 14, 2016
johnydon22:
I think travelling to planets way out out of our system is the way cus Mars will still be as good as dead if the sun goes Red-giant.

Interstellar, watched the movie? gives good insight you know
Yeah, Interstellar, I think I've seem the movie. Man goes on space exploration, leaves behind daughter,son and father-in-law. Discovers some sort of wormhole, sends message to daughter... "Too much Spoiler" tongue

Yeah, gives some nice insight.
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by Infoay: 6:12pm On Feb 14, 2016
Quite interesting.
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by Tellemall: 6:18pm On Feb 14, 2016
Astronomy/astrophysics, the most overlooked aspect of science.

But frankly, who cares if Venus is the morning star, or that there are 3 stars in Orion's belt? Down here on earth, money matters.

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by damyzino(m): 6:19pm On Feb 14, 2016
Feraz:
I talk am. . . cheesy

Thanks. . .

My brain may have to be opened up to 50 - 60% to feel the rotation of the earth and that of the sun (Lucy things). . . wink

i love astrology especially movies based on astrology e.g THE MARTIAN grin .....LUCY is science fictiongrin

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by Tellemall: 6:21pm On Feb 14, 2016
kevoh:


That's a step! Terraforming is the way.

In SciFi only. Too expensive. Too improbable.
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by SirAfoy1(m): 6:22pm On Feb 14, 2016
johnydon22:
Both are correct... But the sun is far from stationary.

The sun and this entire system is part of a spiral galaxy and due to the action of gravity the arms of spiral galaxies swirl round the galactic center..



The sun is located in the Orions arm of the galaxy and so swirls with the arm around the galactic center.

So yes the Sun has no Orbit in this solar system but rather is the center of this system with every planet in this solar system orbiting it but in turn the sun orbits the center of the galaxy.

Take it like this.. The moon orbits the earth while the earth orbits the sun.. that is same way the sun in turn orbits the center of the galaxy.

Hope this is clear
thank you
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by damyzino(m): 6:22pm On Feb 14, 2016
johnydon22:
I think travelling to planets way out out of our system is the way cus Mars will still be as good as dead if the sun goes Red-giant.

Interstellar, watched the movie? gives good insight you know

have'nt watch interstellar undecided but is still rep "the martian"
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 6:22pm On Feb 14, 2016
johnydon22:
Yeah my fingers are crossed on that..

We can start from Mars.. Melting Mars core with gain mars a magnetic field to protect it's naked barren world from solar winds and then minimize it's atmospheric loss.

then mars can be restored gradually
But there is no need to waste time on mars because if this our sun goes in to extinct in coming 400million years, all the nine planet or more in this sun galaxy will go also, the Saviour at that time will be the discovery of another sun with a habitable planets surrounding it
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by johnydon22(m): 6:36pm On Feb 14, 2016
Rayhut:

But there is no need to waste time on mars because if this our sun goes in to extinct in coming 400million years, all the nine planet or more in this sun galaxy will go also, the Saviour at that time will be the discovery of another sun with a habitable planets surrounding it
400Million years is too near for the sun to go Red-giant.. More like 4.5billion years.

But i think extra-terrestrial planets are a better bet

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by johnydon22(m): 6:38pm On Feb 14, 2016
damyzino:


have'nt watch interstellar undecided but is still rep "the martian"
Yeah the Martian is a good Sci-fi too

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by o42austino(m): 6:39pm On Feb 14, 2016
PLS d sun Is not white in Colour.... The following pix are from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory... Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen , while the rest is mostly helium . The remaining 1.69% (equal to 5,600 times the mass of Earth) consists of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon, neon and iron..... The Sun is like a massive ball of Fire.

Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by gimmehear(f): 6:40pm On Feb 14, 2016
it a random oscillatory process
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by cirmuell(m): 6:44pm On Feb 14, 2016
krattoss:
I guess our earth of a planet can't even be noticed by other terrestrial habitats of other galaxies and planets taking into consideration of our tiny statues.....


I taya for this world.
gringrin


BTW, you wanna be found?
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by o42austino(m): 6:46pm On Feb 14, 2016
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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by angiography(m): 6:47pm On Feb 14, 2016
johnydon22:
[b]As Earth based life forms we all open our eyes to get familiar with the G-type star that hosts our planet which we know as the Sun.

It provides an enormous amount of energy and support that it is not a joke that we would not be here without it..

Let us quickly run through 10 basic facts about our dear giant ball of Gas and perhaps get to know it a little bit better.


[size=20]1.[/size]THE SUN IS WHITE..

What shocked Yeah some of you might find this unusual judging with the fact that we all see this Star and we know the color it shows us right?

Seriously, it is even referred to as a yellow dwarf sometimes by the Astronomical body..

But in actuality Our sun is not yellow but white, its an average star that appear white in color ..

Light travels in a spectrum of distinct colors (All colors actually).. White is not a color but the combination of all colors or put it in a more correct way.. WHITE is the source of all other colors..

so when this light from our sun hits the earth the earth's atmosphere scatter the light from the sun. The blue wavelength of light is scattered in the atmosphere giving our sky a blue color But the sky is actually colorless except for clouds

The yellow wavelength are longer light wavelengths and so are more visible from the earth's surface giving the Sun a yellowish color from the surface.

The atmosphere is also the reason why the stars far from us appear to be twinkling when we see then at night..

Picture: An Astronaut on a space walk selfie with the white sun and earth in the back ground..
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and
wot of the green, colour??
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by johnydon22(m): 6:54pm On Feb 14, 2016
o42austino:
PLS d sun Is not white in Colour.... The following pix are from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory... Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen , while the rest is mostly helium . The remaining 1.69% (equal to 5,600 times the mass of Earth) consists of heavier elements, including oxygen , carbon, neon and iron..... The Sun is like a massive ball of Fire.
Bro this is what is known as False-color imaging used to bring an imaged object toned down to a more eye receptive colouring.

F-C image of the sun


here is a true-colour imaging


The sun is a white star though emits more yellow color spectrum slightly than others but in actuality the yellow spectrum difference is too small.

The sun appears white in colour .. the images you posted above are false colour rendering to show more details which is impossible if rendered in true colour

thanks boss

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by Bergs(m): 7:05pm On Feb 14, 2016
and with all these teachings one can proudly that GOD IS NOT JUST REAL BUT A REAL CREATOR


doubt it at ur own descretion

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 7:09pm On Feb 14, 2016
johnydon22:
400Million years is too near for the sun to go Red-giant.. More like 4.5billion years.

But i think extra-terrestrial planets are a better bet
waoh! no cause for alarm, 4.5 billion years ke, chai no be today ooo!

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by kevoh(m): 7:20pm On Feb 14, 2016
Tellemall:


In SciFi only. Too expensive. Too improbable.
Years ago, it was near improbable for humans to fly... Science never gives up! smiley
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by luvmijeje(f): 7:24pm On Feb 14, 2016
johnydon22:
[b][size=20]10.[/size]Revolution

This is for the ones that think the sun is stationary... Well sorry but it is far from it..

Moons revolve around planets
Planets around stars
Stars around center of a galaxy
the galaxies orbit some bigger galaxies or in a dance of gravitational beat.

all matter in the universe goes on a jolly ride with the expansion of space time..

Our universe is constantly in motion.... Nothing is stagnant or stationary, there is always motion..

The sun is located in the milky way galaxy, in the Orion's arm of the galaxy which is one of the arms of the spiral galaxy..

Like every spiral galaxy, all the arms are swirling around the center of the galaxy.. Stars with planets, clouds and dust.

So our sun alongside with all the solar system is in orbit around the milky way galaxy..

the milky way galaxy is 100,000light years in diameter, the sun (solar system) is about 27,000 light years away from the galactic center.

so it takes about ±250 million years for the sun to complete one resolution around the galactic center.

So yes the sun is not stationary... Picture below: The single dot points where the sun and entire planetary system is in the whole milky way galaxy
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I still can't wrap my mind around how we still have stars that are far far bigger than our own star. How minute the earth is comparison to the universe. How insignificant we all are in comparison to the universe. How big the universe is to contain billion of stars.

To even imagine if I die and reincarnate millions of time I won't still witness the sun finally dying 5 billion years away!

Annoying that in my lifetime I will never witness a spaceship landing on the sun talkless of the universe.

This is crazy.

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by taurus25(m): 7:28pm On Feb 14, 2016
kevoh:

Years ago, it was near improbable for humans to fly... Science never gives up! smiley
i think terraforming an entire planet would be incredibly expensive

Attention should be placed more on technologies such as warp drives, its theorecticly possible.
we have found gravitational waves something einstein himself thoght impossible so in science alot can happen

i believe if negative mass can be found or observed then we would move alot closer to technologies such as warp drives
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by taurus25(m): 7:30pm On Feb 14, 2016
luvmijeje:

I still can't wrap my mind around how we still have stars that are far far bigger than our own star. How minute the earth is comparison to the universe. How insignificant we all are in comparison to the universe. How big the universe is to contain billion of stars.

To even imagine if I die and reincarnate millions of time I won't still witness the sun finally dying 5 billion years away!

Annoying that in my lifetime I will never witness a spaceship landing on the sun talkless of the universe.

This is crazy.
bro you want a spaceship to land on the sun? grin

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by God2man(m): 7:49pm On Feb 14, 2016
I fear God.

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by Misterpaul(m): 8:20pm On Feb 14, 2016
Interesting piece. I have always been fascinated about the sun and other planetary bodies.

But, i think its actually not wrong to say that the sun is stationary when we look at it in relation to the solar system. But, when looked at in relation to the Galaxy/milky way, then it is correct to say the sun is in motion.

The sun literally gives live to the earth. A day should be set aside by every country on earth to celebrate this powerful star called the SUN.
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by sonofthunder: 8:23pm On Feb 14, 2016
I know many them facts already... nice write-up op
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by sonofthunder: 8:31pm On Feb 14, 2016
luvmijeje:

I still can't wrap my mind around how we still have stars that are far far bigger than our own star. How minute the earth is comparison to the universe. How insignificant we all are in comparison to the universe. How big the universe is to contain billion of stars.

To even imagine if I die and reincarnate millions of time I won't still witness the sun finally dying 5 billion years away!

Annoying that in my lifetime I will never witness a spaceship landing on the sun talkless of the universe.

This is crazy.
just one galaxy contains hundreds of billions (about 200 billion thereabout) of stars, and same value (approximately not exact) goes for galaxies... so you have trillions if not zillions of stars.
(hope I ain't giving you a headache?)

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Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by sonofthunder: 8:33pm On Feb 14, 2016
Misterpaul:
Interesting piece. I have always been fascinated about the sun and other planetart bodies.

But, i think its actually not wrong to say that the sun is stationary when we look at it in relation to the solar system. But, when looked at in relation to the Galaxy/milky way, then it is correct to say the sun is in motion.

The sun literally gives live to the earth. A day should be set aside by every country on earth to celebrate this powerful star called the SUN.
you can look at it like that for the sake of comprehension but fact is the sun ain't stationary.
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by luvmijeje(f): 8:33pm On Feb 14, 2016
taurus25:

bro you want a spaceship to land on the sun? grin

Anything is possible in science. If we can land on the moon, we should be able to conquer the sun.
Re: 10 Facts About The Sun You Probably Didn't Know by johnydon22(m): 8:36pm On Feb 14, 2016
luvmijeje:


Anything is possible in science. If we can land on the moon, we should be able to conquer the sun.
Naaah the sun is just too hot i mean Millions of ° hot..

Most stars are extremely hot ..

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