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I recently realized it takes light over 4 seconds to cross the diameter of the sun. It seems absurd to conclude what's inside it based on light emitted at the s
by phkahler 2y ago
I recently realized it takes light over 4 seconds to cross the diameter of the sun. It seems absurd to conclude what's inside it based on light emitted at the surface. Other methods of deduction maybe, but not that.
- cryptonector 2y agoThe Sun is opaque to light in its interior. The light we see -and its absorption lines- is emitted in the photosphere, far from the core.