The sun is called Sol

theblaqueguy · 28-10-2013 10:17PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:18PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:19PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:24PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:25PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:26PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:28PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:29PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:29PM

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... · 28-10-2013 10:29PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:29PM

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

thecatspjs · 28-10-2013 10:30PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:34PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:35PM

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 · 28-10-2013 10:36PM

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 · 28-10-2013 11:58PM

The sun is a lightbulb.

Kidchameleon · 29-10-2013 12:10AM

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 · 29-10-2013 12:11AM

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

wretcheddomain · 29-10-2013 12:26AM

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 · 29-10-2013 12:34AM

All hail Sol!!

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

JupiterKid · 29-10-2013 12:36AM

wretcheddomain wrote: »

..... and knowing that eggs fried on a pan is called a fried egg makes me a Michelin starred Chef.

Actually, what with mothers blending up MaccyD's to feed their baby and the plummeting standards of cooking skills in general, that might not be all that wide of the mark.:pac:

EoghanIRL · 29-10-2013 12:42AM

Chucken wrote: »

Oh no its not.

I used to think it was because of the reflection of the ocean onto the sky . I was such a newbie

citrus burst · 29-10-2013 12:47AM

The Dagda wrote: »

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.

At night it's black

Jezek · 29-10-2013 01:02AM

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.

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