astronomy - How big a coincidence is the Sun and Moon having …
May 3, 2020 · It's consensus that the very similar apparent sizes of the Moon and the Sun as seen from Earth is a coincidence (as already answered in this site). This provides us with almost exact total solar
What would happen if Jupiter collided with the Sun?
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 question has two …
What is the simplest way to prove that Earth orbits the Sun?
Apr 17, 2015 · Assume you're talking to someone ignorant of the basic facts of astronomy. How would you prove to them that Earth orbits the Sun? Similarly, how would you prove to them that the Moon …
Why do we say that the Earth moves around the Sun?
3 The sun, moon, earth (and so on) all move around each other. The reason we say the earth moves around the sun is because the effects are more visible on a macro scale, and easier to predict with …
How long until the sun cannot sustain human life on earth?
The sun will last, at its current brightness for 9 billion more years. How long until the sun gets burned down to the point where it cannot sustain life on Earth anymore? Updated: I am more concer...
How to get 3D coordinates (XYZ) of the sun given Azimuth and altitude ...
Apr 22, 2022 · 0 I want to create an Augmented Reality (AR) application to show the sun's position where I need the 3D (XYZ) coordinates to plot in Augmented Reality (AR). Main question: I need to …
Why is the Sun approximated as a black body at ~ 5800 K?
Mar 20, 2019 · Approximating the sun as a black body effectively means that it's surface temperature is 5800K. And, indeed, if we look at the most dominant wavelength of the sun spectrum, the maximal …
orbital motion - Finding how much time it takes for a complete Earth ...
Nov 29, 2019 · Can you elaborate on how precession changes how long it takes the Earth to complete an orbit around the sun? I am having a hard time seeing how a wobbly axis could either change the …
Sun light takes 1,000/30,000/100,000/170,000/1,000,000 years …
Nov 22, 2022 · When light (photon particle) is generated inside the Sun, it takes a long time to bounce around inside to later escape and travel outwards. Neutrinos escape immediately. The numbers for …
Why is the Sun almost perfectly spherical? - Physics Stack Exchange
Sep 22, 2015 · The Sun has neither of these (the centrifugal acceleration at the equator is only about 20 millionths of the surface gravity, and Jupiter is too small and too far away to have an effect) and …