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 …

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

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 …

Apr 27, 2015 · How has the distance between sun and earth been calculated? Also what is the size of the sun?

Jul 3, 2014 · The visible has about half of the energy coming from the sun on the surface, as seen in the link. So a metal door in the sun will transfer the heat of the visible spectrum to the …

Feb 15, 2017 · If this is the case, then when we read things like what time sun sets and rises on websites, books, calendars, other official times, et al… does that mean when we see for …

Feb 17, 2018 · I know that the full Moon appears when Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line, but if we consider that they are in straight line, why is the Moon illuminated? I mean to say that …

Jun 13, 2015 · Since sunlight refers to the light emitted from the sun, and the emission spectrum of both hydrogen and helium are known, why is it that we identify sunlight as being white?

The sun's color is directly related to the air mass its light travels through to reach the observer. An article which relates the air mass to the observed spectrum of the sun is linked here. In …

Sep 15, 2014 · I did an experiment measuring solar radiation with a pyranometer and a light meter that measured in lux. I implemented this algorithm using a black body distribution for the Sun …