The sun is called Sol

JupiterKid

Did AHers know that the designated name for our sun is Sol? And that likewise the moon is known as Luna?

Therefore, our planet is in the Sol system - Sol being a relatively ordinary G2 yellow star. Sol's neighbouring stars include Alpha Cenatauri, Sirius,
Betelgeuse, Barnard's Star, Procyon, 61 Cygni and Regulus.

Our sun's star name is Sol.

Riddle101

I always assumed it was named that, because we're in the Solar System. Sol being short for Solar. But yes I did know the sun was called sol, and the moon was called lunar.

wazky

So its actually a Capri Sol?

Driveby Dogboy

'Sol good

Don't bogart that joint

arse..biscuits

Who is Barnard?

mr lee

did u know our planet is called earth

Bruthal

mr lee wrote: »

did u know our planet is called earth

And it spins 366 times a year

theblaqueguy

Did you also know that grass is green
And
The sky is blue

Chucken

theblaqueguy wrote: »

The sky is blue

Oh no its not.

The One Who Knocks

Apt username OP

WoollyRedHat

No I didn't thank you.

My turn. Did you know that them bones them bones, need calcium, them bones them bones need calcium, and that's a a natural law!

Muise...

so what's its porn name?

Mariasofia

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

No I didn't thank you.

My turn. Did you know that them bones them bones, need calcium, them bones them bones need calcium, and that's a a natural law!

And all together now.......a pint of milk helps them bones a pint.........

mr lee

Muise... wrote: »

so what's its porn name?

super nova

theblaqueguy

Chucken wrote: »

Oh no its not.

Oh yes is it during the day smarty pants!

krudler

Better call Sol

Nodin

JupiterKid wrote: »

Did AHers know that the designated name for our sun is Sol? And that likewise the moon is known as Luna?

Therefore, our planet is in the Sol system - Sol being a relatively ordinary G2 yellow star. Sol's neighbouring stars include Alpha Cenatauri, Sirius,
Betelgeuse, Barnard's Star, Procyon, 61 Cygni and Regulus.

Our sun's star name is Sol.

Do you know that decent quality black powder burns at around 1200 Fps?

tim3000

Muise... wrote: »

so what's its porn name?

Hes a funny man with a large member

Gas Giant is the name

Also I thought the sun was Helios since we are a heliocentric solar system

Chucken

theblaqueguy wrote: »

Oh yes is it during the day smarty pants!

Oh no its not.

theblaqueguy

Chucken wrote: »

Oh no its not.

Then enlighten me what colour is the sky?

Cody Pomeray

JupiterKid wrote: »

Did AHers know that the designated name for our sun is Sol? And that likewise the moon is known as Luna?

Therefore, our planet is in the Sol system - Sol being a relatively ordinary G2 yellow star. Sol's neighbouring stars include Alpha Cenatauri, Sirius,
Betelgeuse, Barnard's Star, Procyon, 61 Cygni and Regulus.

Our sun's star name is Sol.

OP obviously never watched bear in the big blue house

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XrL_F6tnT4

Johro

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FreshKnickers

And the name for 'cheese' is 'queso'. The name for 'thank you, my dear fellow' is 'gracias, señor'.

I know some Spanish words too.

JupiterKid

I think it's fascinating that our sun has a designated astronomical name - Sol.
It's something that a lot of people aren't aware of.

The ancient Greeks called the sun Helios and it was Ra to the
Ancient Egyptians. Sol is a good name - short, easy to spell and
pronounce and suitably timeless.

Sigourney

Muise... wrote: »

so what's its porn name?

Sunny Rock

wazky

JupiterKid wrote: »

I think it's fascinating that our sun has a designated astronomical name - Sol.
It's something that a lot of people aren't aware of.

The ancient Greeks called the sun Helios and it was Ra to the
Ancient Egyptians. Sol is a good name - short, easy to spell and
pronounce and suitably timeless.

Its big and orange and really really hot and has been rumoured to appear in Ireland from time to time also.

MadsL

theblaqueguy wrote: »

Then enlighten me what colour is the sky?

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html

Sh1tbag OToole

arse..biscuits wrote: »

Who is Barnard?

The lad who founded Barnardos

tuxy

mr lee wrote: »

did u know our planet is called earth

Is it not called Terra?

BillyMitchel

Nice to meet you Sheldon.

theblaqueguy

MadsL wrote: »

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html

So it is blue I was right all along horay!

dxhound2005

I learned tonight on Only Connect on BBC Four that the sun orbits the centre of our galaxy. The sequence was Centre of the Galaxy, Sun, Earth and Moon, object that orbit each other.

Google tells me that the complete orbit of the sun around the centre of the galaxy takes about 250 million years. Who knew.

thecatspjs

theblaqueguy wrote: »

So it is blue I was right all along horay!

Depending on where you are standing, yes, it can be perceived as blue. Although technically it is transparent.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

JupiterKid wrote: »

Did AHers know that the designated name for our sun is Sol? And that likewise the moon is known as Luna?

Therefore, our planet is in the Sol system - Sol being a relatively ordinary G2 yellow star. Sol's neighbouring stars include Alpha Cenatauri, Sirius,
Betelgeuse, Barnard's Star, Procyon, 61 Cygni and Regulus.

Our sun's star name is Sol.

Yes, we did actually. Asked the grandkids here and they knew too.

It's also a Mexican beer.
An alternate spelling of the fifth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.
A cafe in Kilkenny - if I remember correctly
A colloidal solution
A very old French coin..........

The Dagda

thecatspjs wrote: »

Depending on where you are standing, yes, it can be perceived as blue. Although technically it is transparent.

Technically it's white. We see it as blue. Read the link.

thecatspjs

Miracle Prickly Urinalysis wrote: »

Yes, we did actually. Asked the grandkids here and they knew too.

It's also a Mexican beer.
An alternate spelling of the fifth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.
A cafe in Kilkenny - if I remember correctly
A colloidal solution
A very old French coin..........

do re me fa so la ti do 4lyf mofo. Don't want none of your superfluous l's in this house

The Dagda

MadsL wrote: »

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/General/BlueSky/blue_sky.html

You've just provided a link that confirms the sky is blue.

dxhound2005

Miracle Prickly Urinalysis wrote: »

Yes, we did actually. Asked the grandkids here and they knew too.

It's also a Mexican beer.
An alternate spelling of the fifth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.
A cafe in Kilkenny - if I remember correctly
A colloidal solution
A very old French coin..........

Also the currency in Peru. The Sol was replaced in the 1980's with the Nuevo Sol. And it is named in honour of the Sun.

Sonics2k

theblaqueguy wrote: »

Did you also know that grass is green
And
The sky is blue

No it's not, technically speaking the sky itself has no colour (it's transparent), rather the atmosphere reflects blue particles more than other colours, simply giving the appearance of it being blue.

For example, the sea is not blue itself, it's simply a reflection.

Muise...

thecatspjs wrote: »

do re me fa so la ti do 4lyf mofo. Don't want none of your superfluous l's in this house

poor sol, the solitary blue note, playing solitaire in his silent solitude.

iDave

Sol and Terra are exactly one Astronomic Unit (AU) apart.

thecatspjs

The Dagda wrote: »

Technically it's white. We see it as blue. Read the link.

I don't like your link. Show me the line where it says that because I'm too lazy to read it all. Would it not only be technically white during the day because of the sun?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

thecatspjs wrote: »

do re me fa so la ti do 4lyf mofo. Don't want none of your superfluous l's in this house

No need to be so rude. It is quite accepted to spell it Sol or So. Indeed, proper musical notation uses Sol almost exclusively.

The Dagda

thecatspjs wrote: »

I don't like your link. Show me the line where it says that because I'm too lazy to read it all. Would it not only be technically white during the day because of the sun?

I'm too lazy to hold your hand. Use google.

There's a particularly good page on NASA about it.

It's still blue at night, it's just too dark to see it.

wretcheddomain

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I learned tonight on Only Connect on BBC Four that the sun orbits the centre of our galaxy.

No self-respecting person watches that program.

keith16

The sun is a lightbulb.

Kidchameleon

Ask a person which star is the nearest to the earth, they almost never know. Some people, when you tell them its the sun, they say "the sun is a star?"

moxin

With all this space talk, are ye all training to be astronauts or something?

wretcheddomain

moxin wrote: »

With all this space talk, are ye all training to be astronauts or something?

Yep, and knowing WWII ended in 1945 makes me a professional historian, and knowing that eggs fried on a pan is called a fried egg makes me a Michelin starred Chef.

JupiterKid

All hail Sol!!

Earth could also be called Sol 3, as it is the third planet in the Sol system.