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dude... the sun moves fast
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| kofrad |
i decided that my best bet for sleep is to stay awake until i can get more bud. so im sitting here browsing ta, looking over every few minutes to look at the sunrise. i stopped and watched the sun for a minute and was amazed by how fast the sun seems to move. does the sun always seem to move faster near the horizon? am i crazy? i dont think my vision is getting messed up by staring at the sun though, i am watching it through a tree in my yard keeping it from hurting my eyes or whatever.
pics on the way! |
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| tubularbills |
it may seem as if it is moving faster near the horizon because of the curvature of the earth. sunsets kind of do the same thing.
also, you may notice it's movement more because the amount of light is increasing. if you were to stare at the sun for 10 minutes during the middle of the dayy; the amount of sunlight shining down will stay the same. however, 10 minutes of a sunrise, the amount of sunlight coming down on your eyes increases like 10-fold. |
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| Trance Nutter |
| and possibly that you have a reference point. Looking at the sky you don't have a reference point to notice how quickly its moving. |
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| kofrad |
| quote: | Originally posted by tubularbills
also, you may notice it's movement more because the amount of light is increasing. if you were to stare at the sun for 10 minutes during the middle of the dayy; the amount of sunlight shining down will stay the same. however, 10 minutes of a sunrise, the amount of sunlight coming down on your eyes increases like 10-fold. |
im not really sure what that means entirely, but i just looked out my window again and the sun is super bright, hurting my eyes after just glancing at it.
pics will come later on today or some other day, turns out windows dosent like my camera right now so i cant upload to my computer. |
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| Allied Nations |
| Watch for solar flares.. |
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| kofrad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
Watch for solar flares.. |
how would i see one? arent they the black spots on the sun? i dont think i should try it now, the sun seems to be at full brightness now |
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| Demoted |
| quote: | Originally posted by Allied Nations
Watch for solar flares.. |
Watch out for them wild jackrabbits, and them killer cacti... heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.
*shoots self for remembering that show. |
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| Boomer187 |
| doesn't the earth move around the sun? |
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| Marc Summers |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
doesn't the earth move around the sun? |
I LOL'D!
everyone knows the earth is the centre if the universe! :p |
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| kofrad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
doesn't the earth move around the sun? |
what cave have you been living in? everyone knows earth is the center of the universe :rolleyes: |
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| kofrad |
| quote: | Originally posted by Marc Summers
I LOL'D!
everyone knows the earth is the centre if the universe! :p |
bah, beat me to it |
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| Marc Summers |
| quote: | Originally posted by kofrad
bah, beat me to it |
we both win :) |
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