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What always amazes me is the vast difference between the visual and non-visual effect of the sun. From that distance, the sun is just another glowing speck in t
by russellbeattie 8y ago
What always amazes me is the vast difference between the visual and non-visual effect of the sun. From that distance, the sun is just another glowing speck in the distance, and yet its gravity and radiation is still felt. Like if you had a speaker the size of a pinhead that you could hear from a mile away. (Or probably a lot more).
- Sharlin 8y agoWell, the probes definitely "feel" the visible radiation of the sun as well, for some definition of "feel". At that distance the sun is still much brighter than any other star, and it would be obvious in photos if they still had use of their cameras.
- dmurray 8y agoEven brighter than you might think. Based on the reasoning in this Quora answer [0], which looks reasonable at first glance, it's 10-20 times brighter than a full moon on Earth. If you were out there sitting on Voyager 2, you could read a book by sunlight. [0]https://www.quora.com/How-bright-is-the-sun-to-the-Voyager-spacecraft-now https://www.quora.com/How-bright-is-the-sun-to-the-Voyager-s...