Davey-T Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Interesting " factoid " on Steve Wright in the afternoon on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon, apparently the light from the Sun takes 8 years to reach the Earth Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Presenters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnfosteruk Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 So does that mean I need to book a day off to observe the last transit of Venus in 2020? Or am I misunderstanding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 It was only the radio so I didn't believe them, now if it had been in the Daily Mail it might be a different matter Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 A while back there was one of those big-extravaganza-entertainment-type thingies coming up on TV and the presenter announced that it would have "more stars than in the entire solar system" ... which I did not think was setting the bar particularly high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowjiber Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 That's it! I just threw all my solar books in the trashcan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macavity Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Best to ignore (all?) original factoids and muddy the waters with one of your own? http://www.askamathematician.com/2013/08/q-why-does-it-take-thousands-of-years-for-light-to-escape-the-sun/ Works particularly well when you've forgotten stuff... or never "really knew" anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 48 minutes ago, Macavity said: Best to ignore (all?) original factoids and muddy the waters with one of your own? http://www.askamathematician.com/2013/08/q-why-does-it-take-thousands-of-years-for-light-to-escape-the-sun/ Works particularly well when you've forgotten stuff... or never "really knew" anyway! Watched a program about the Sun recently where they quoted that it took a photon millions of years to escape to the surface and off to see us, guess it's a useful generalization. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Sounds about right for Steve Wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 On 2/21/2018 at 19:39, Davey-T said: Interesting " factoid " on Steve Wright in the afternoon on BBC Radio 2 this afternoon, apparently the light from the Sun takes 8 years to reach the Earth Dave No wonder its always cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonperformer Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, LukeSkywatcher said: No wonder its always cold. You ain't seen nothin' yet ... talk of "will feel like minus 15" on the forecast this morning for the coming week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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