The sun is called Sol

stmol32 · 29-10-2013 02:28AM

tuxy wrote: »

Yes Sol is the word for Sun in many languages. Costa del Sol means coast of the sun .

Well that's just ridiculous, if you were on the coast of the sun you'd need.. like.. factor a billion.

Davidius · 29-10-2013 02:35AM

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.

Where did you read that? I've have only heard that "Sol" and "Luna" are sort of romantic, sci-fi names while "Sun" and "Moon" are the preferred technical terms in English. Wikipedia doesn't refer to it as Sol either.

scottmcb04 · 29-10-2013 02:44AM

Davidius wrote: »

Where did you read that? I've have only heard that "Sol" and "Luna" are sort of romantic, sci-fi names while "Sun" and "Moon" are the preferred technical terms in English. Wikipedia doesn't refer to it as Sol either.

Well if Wikipedia doesn't recognize sol as its name then it can't be true!

BKtje · 29-10-2013 02:56AM

So what colour is sol or the sun or whatever you prefer to call it.

TeddyTedson · 29-10-2013 02:58AM

I've enjoyed reading this thread!

Davidius · 29-10-2013 03:32AM

scottmcb04 wrote: »

Well if Wikipedia doesn't recognize sol as its name then it can't be true!

I'd think if it were a common agreed-upon designation somebody would have edited it in there. The International Astronomical Union refers to it as "the Sun".

tuxy · 29-10-2013 04:15AM

BKtje wrote: »

So what colour is sol or the sun or whatever you prefer to call it.

It's white but when the colour is distorted by our atmosphere it often looks orange or even red.

Seedy Arling · 29-10-2013 08:36AM

mr lee wrote: »

did u know our planet is called earth

OP is currently posting from the ganja express.

On Mars.

Teyla Emmagan · 29-10-2013 09:24AM

I didn't know that either. Possibly something they have started teaching in school since my day going by all the smart arsed comments

Sol is a good name.

Teyla Emmagan · 29-10-2013 09:25AM

Davidius wrote: »

Where did you read that? I've have only heard that "Sol" and "Luna" are sort of romantic, sci-fi names while "Sun" and "Moon" are the preferred technical terms in English. Wikipedia doesn't refer to it as Sol either.

Oh

dxhound2005 · 29-10-2013 09:34AM

tuxy wrote: »

Yes Sol is the word for Sun in many languages. Costa del Sol means coast of the sun .

Sun Coast is more snappy.

mr lee · 29-10-2013 09:38AM

this thread should be called astronomy for muppets,if ye really care head over to the astronomy forum,lots to learn over there

29-10-2013 09:44AM

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

OP obviously never watched bear in the big blue house

JupiterKid wrote: »

And that likewise the moon is known as Luna?

Bear in the Big Blue house got that one right then....

JupiterKid wrote: »

Our sun's star name is Sol.

.... but the dirty feckor told us the sun was called Ray. So bear was not all knowing either.

JupiterKid wrote: »

Did AHers know that the designated name for our sun is Sol?

But yes - the answer is I did know. Did you know that one of the eight planets in our system used to be named George?

iDave wrote: »

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

My crazily religious neighbour once hit me with that fact as evidence for god.

If there is no god - he asked me - then how is it that these two things just happen to be EXACTLY one AU apart.

29-10-2013 09:53AM

Miracle Prickly Urinalysis wrote: »

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

That's mad, I've only ever known it as so
I'm not great on solfa these days though
I didn't even know there was a different one for the minor scale :rolleyes:

kupus · 29-10-2013 09:56AM

Am I the only one who googled Super Nova and came away disappointed.

Barna77 · 29-10-2013 10:05AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

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

Yes I did know.
And you only find out now?

:pac:

CruelCoin · 29-10-2013 10:40AM

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.

Yup,

Knew this.

There's a game/edu thingy on steam call universe toolkit.

Brilliant if you're into the whole space thing.

Muise... · 29-10-2013 10:54AM

kupus wrote: »

Am I the only one who googled Super Nova and came away disappointed.

astrolol :pac:

Adyx · 29-10-2013 11:31AM

Davidius wrote: »

I'd think if it were a common agreed-upon designation somebody would have edited it in there. The International Astronomical Union refers to it as "the Sun".

Sun is more of generic name for a star with planets etc. orbiting it, moon is a generic name for a body orbiting a planet. Thus there are many suns and many moons but only one Sol and only one Luna. They are not sci-fi names they are the actual names of our sun and our moon.

Irish Stones · 29-10-2013 11:40AM

thecatspjs wrote: »

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

Actually it's
do re mi fa sol la si

Muise... · 29-10-2013 11:44AM

Irish Stones wrote: »

Actually it's
do re mi fa sol la si

except in The Sound of Music, where it's "Sew, a needle pulling thread."

Stupid nanny nun.

CrazyRabbit · 29-10-2013 01:32PM

Bruthal wrote: »

And it spins 366 times a year

Earth spins on it's axis ~365.25 times per year. Every 4th year then generates an extra day...hence 'Leap' years.

BKtje · 29-10-2013 02:32PM

tuxy wrote: »

It's white but when the colour is distorted by our atmosphere it often looks orange or even red.

Correct though I should have worded my question differently. I should perhaps have asked what colour photons does the sun emits in which case the answer would be red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo violet and (mostly) green. Add them together and we perceive the sun as white.

http://www.universetoday.com/18689/

tuxy · 29-10-2013 03:13PM

BKtje wrote: »

I should perhaps have asked what colour photons does the sun emits

True but if you knew that before asking the question there would have been no point in asking it

Davidius · 29-10-2013 03:18PM

Adyx wrote: »

Sun is more of generic name for a star with planets etc. orbiting it, moon is a generic name for a body orbiting a planet. Thus there are many suns and many moons but only one Sol and only one Luna. They are not sci-fi names they are the actual names of our sun and our moon.

According to who? I find people arguing for the use of 'Sol' and 'Luna' but there does not seem to be unanimous or official agreement. The IAU uses the Sun and the Moon vs sun and moon.

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=289

The name of our planet is the Earth. The name of our moon is the Moon. The name of our solar system is the Solar System.

Notice that I capitalize them, because when used as names, they are proper nouns. This also helps us distinguish between the planet Earth and earth (meaning soil), between the Earth's Moon and moon (meaning the natural satellite of a planet), and between our Solar System and any other solar systems (since any system containing a star and a planet or a planet-forming disk can be called a solar system.)

This is the English language usage approved by the International Astronomical Union, the body in charge of naming celestial objects. It may seem odd that these important objects don't have names, but if you think about it, it just reinforces their importance. For example, the Moon is the Moon, not just any moon. It requires no other name, because it's the most important moon!

You may read or hear people using Luna for the Moon, or Terra or Gaia for the Earth, or Sol for the Sun, but in English-speaking countries, these are poetic terms, often seen in science fiction stories, but not used by astronomers in scientific writing. In some countries where Romance languages are spoken, these terms are the official names.

mr lee · 29-10-2013 08:13PM

kupus wrote: »

Am I the only one who googled Super Nova and came away disappointed.

you shouldnt be dissapointed,every element that a human body is made from came from a super nova explosion

EoghanIRL · 29-10-2013 11:24PM

citrus burst wrote: »

At night it's black

The night sky is black because Space is black which is because of the Doppler effect. Different to why it appears blue however.

Michael D Not Higgins · 29-10-2013 11:50PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

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

Water is blue, it's not a reflection.

Sonics2k · 29-10-2013 11:54PM

Michael D Not Higgins wrote: »

Water is blue, it's not a reflection.

Water is transparent.

Go pour some water in a clear glass, come back and tell me what colour it is. Go ahead, I can wait.

Capt'n Midnight · 29-10-2013 11:56PM

mr lee wrote: »

did u know our planet is called earth

Us Terranians know that.

The sun is called Sol

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