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The speed at which light travels is called "the speed of light" and this is measured in "light years". Because light travels in a straight line, it keeps travelling forward (at the speed-of-light). This is the light that you see. The light may take thousands of light-years to reach you, or millions. Just out of interest, our Sun is also a star. Even the sun-light travels to us at the speed-of-light. However, because it is so much closer to us than distant stars, it doesn't take many light-years to reach us, it only takes 8 minutes. Therefore, the Sun takes 8 light-MINUTES for it's light to reach us on Earth!
The sun can be seen from a great distance anywhere on Earth, as it is the closest star to our planet. It appears as a bright point of light in the sky during the day, regardless of where you are observing it from.
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A sun seen from a great distance?
A sun seen from a great distance appears as a bright point of light in the sky, much like a star. Its size and brightness would diminish as the distance increases, but it would still stand out due to its luminosity, even at a great distance.
How far is the earths moon from mercury?
Varying from the the distance from the Earth to the Moon + the distance from the sun to the earth + the distance from mercury to the sun, to the distance from the earth to the sun - the distance from mercury to the sun - the distance from the earth to the moon
What is the distance of the sun to Callisto?
what is the distance of the sun to callisto
How far is Aries from the sun?
Aries is a constellation, so it does not have a physical distance from the sun. It is one of the 12 zodiac constellations that the sun appears to pass through during the year as seen from Earth.
Mercury relative position out from the sun?
Mercury's Minimum Distance from Sun is------46.0 million km Mercury's Maximum Distance from Sun is------69.8 million km Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It orbits at a distance that averages less than four-tenths as far as the distance from the Earth to the sun.
What is the sun from a great distance?
From a great distance, our Sun, probably cannot be seen. It is a smaller star in our universe.
What is a sun seen from a great distance?
star
A sun seen from a great distance?
A sun seen from a great distance appears as a bright point of light in the sky, much like a star. Its size and brightness would diminish as the distance increases, but it would still stand out due to its luminosity, even at a great distance.
What is the sun called from a great distance?
The sun! :-P
What do you call the sun seen from a greater distance?
It is called a star
Where is the great pyramid seen from a distance?
The Great Pyramid of Khufu Egy king blog
Why is it easy to see stars?
Because they shine extremely brightly, like our sun. The other stars are much further away, but many are much larger and brighter and so can still be seen from a great distance.
Is the sun measured in light years?
'Light-year' is a unit of a distance. It is the distance for light to travel one year. So it is a great distance.
How far is the earths moon from mercury?
Varying from the the distance from the Earth to the Moon + the distance from the sun to the earth + the distance from mercury to the sun, to the distance from the earth to the sun - the distance from mercury to the sun - the distance from the earth to the moon
What is the distance of the sun to Callisto?
what is the distance of the sun to callisto
Which planet has a distance from the sun that is about 150 percent of earth's distance from the sun?
Venus has an average distance from the Sun that is about 108% of Earth's distance. This makes Venus the planet closest to having a distance from the Sun that is 150% of Earth's distance.
Will the sun look big or small on Saturn?
A human's ability to view the sun depends on their distance from the sun and the type of atmosphere of the celestial object from which they are viewing the sun. If there is not enough atmosphere to scatter light from the sun, or if the distance is too great, the sun would be indistinguishable from other stars, if seen at all. If, hypothetically, Saturn had an atmosphere similar to Earth's and had a surface that humans could stand on, the sun would appear to the naked eye to be one-tenth the size and brightness of Earth's full moon.
