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  1. 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

  2. How much lux does the Sun emit? - Physics Stack Exchange

    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

  3. everyday life - Why do sunbeams diverge even though the sun is much ...

    Dec 26, 2014 · The Sun is very far away and the beams are pretty much parallel, but they're pointing towards you, and perspective makes them appear to converge towards the vanishing point - which in …

  4. sun - Why is sunlight spectrum continuous? - Physics Stack Exchange

    The sun's spectrum is very complex, and indeed there are a lot of "lines"—both light and dark (emission and absorption)—amidst a sea of what looks to be continuous frequencies.

  5. Nuclear fission in the Sun - Physics Stack Exchange

    The Sun's energy comes primarily from fusion of light elements in its core. It is estimated that a very small fraction of mass of the Sun (~$10^{-12}$ times the abundance of hydrogen) is uranium (b...

  6. Why doesn't sun go all the way to the horizon during sunset?

    Apr 14, 2023 · Everytime I see the pics of suset on beaches the sun appear to go all the way down to the surface of the sea (as shown in the picture) but when I see sunset in my region , the sun …

  7. 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...

  8. How is distance between sun and earth calculated?

    Feb 15, 2011 · Do you want to know both how the Earth-sun distance is measured and how the speed of light is measured? Those are completely different things. As I asked before, separate threads, please.

  9. 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 …

  10. Is it possible to witness a rainbow while facing the sun?

    Oct 29, 2023 · We know that a rainbow occurs due to the refraction and reflection of light inside raindrops. We also know that inside spherical raindrops total internal reflection is not possible. So …