To: MtnClimber
It takes 8.3 minutes for the light from the sun to reach the earth.
4 posted on
10/03/2020 3:17:38 PM PDT by
Repeal The 17th
(Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
To: Repeal The 17th
It takes 8.3 minutes for the light from the sun to reach the earthIt also takes a single photon, from the time it is emitted from the core, 10,000 years to reach the sun's surface and embark on that last 8.3 minutes.
6 posted on
10/03/2020 3:42:23 PM PDT by
Ciaphas Cain
("Racism" is NOT a rationale for fascism.)
To: Repeal The 17th
But it takes millions of years for those particles to work their way up and outward from the Sun’s core.
7 posted on
10/03/2020 3:56:16 PM PDT by
jmacusa
(If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
To: Repeal The 17th
And the next nearest star only 4.2 years!
At the speed of light, when would you begin to slow down?
The overshoot might be long.
14 posted on
10/03/2020 5:23:03 PM PDT by
BatGuano
(Ya don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do Ya? Nunc Bibendum)
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