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chrisb84uk
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Wow what a great picture. Even staring at that for a while, hurts my eyes, and it's just a picture, goes to show how bright the real thing is!
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Wow! :-6 
What a great photo. Did that come from the solar flares we were experiencing last week?
What a great photo. Did that come from the solar flares we were experiencing last week?
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Hard to believe that its just a ball of hydrogen and helium with a diameter 1,000 times greater than our own planet (we would fit nicely into the little gaps caused by the flares), that the sun has been undergoing a massive nuclear fusion reaction since it started to shine 5,000,000,000,000 years ago, resulting in the constant heat and light we experience and with without which we would never have come into existence, never mind survive now. Despite how bright it is, and the warmth of a summer day in a tropical lattitude, and how large in the sky the sun appears, its actually 93,000,0000,000 miles away (as opposed to the moon, which is only 250,000 miles away, i.e. next door). It takes light 8 minutes to leave the surface of the sun and then reach our atmosphere. All true. The sun is not a god, but without it we would surely not be here. :-6
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My dad 1986.
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My dad 1986.
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Galbally;491322 wrote: The sun is not a god, but without it we would surely not be here. :-6Just like Jesus.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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spot;491332 wrote: Just like Jesus.
Erm, yeah? Don't know if you are being religious or sarcastic there, so I will just agree so we can all move on.
Erm, yeah? Don't know if you are being religious or sarcastic there, so I will just agree so we can all move on.
"We are never so happy, never so unhappy, as we imagine"
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My dad 1986.
Le Rochefoucauld.
"A smack in the face settles all arguments, then you can move on kid."
My dad 1986.
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Richard Bell
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Rain;491246 wrote: Wow! :-6 What a great photo. Did that come from the solar flares we were experiencing last week?
That's due to hit the Earth today (Wed. Dec. 20).
Looking forward to a spectacular Aurora Borealis display on the Solstice. What a great way to mark the Yule !
What a great photo. Did that come from the solar flares we were experiencing last week?That's due to hit the Earth today (Wed. Dec. 20).
Looking forward to a spectacular Aurora Borealis display on the Solstice. What a great way to mark the Yule !
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Novelty;491296 wrote: The sun is the "Light of the World." Just as Jesus.
The sun "cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him." Just as Jesus.
The sun rising in the morning is the "Savior of mankind." Just as Jesus.
The sun wears a corona, "crown of thorns" or halo. Just as Jesus.
The sun "walks on water." Just as Jesus.
The sun can turn water (rain) into wine (grapes) Just as Jesus.
The sun's "followers," "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass. Just as Jesus.
The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High"; thus, "he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12. Just as Jesus.
The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30°; (30x12=360 degrees) hence, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30. Just as Jesus.
The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified," which represents its passing through the equinoxes, the vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected. Just as Jesus.
The sun causes skin cancer, just as Jesus?
The sun is 93 million miles away, just as Jesus?
The sun has been circumsiced? Just as Jesus.
Sorry but I can only find one analogy that works;
The sun will one day run out of fuel and cease to burn, just as Jesus.
The sun "cometh on clouds, and every eye shall see him." Just as Jesus.
The sun rising in the morning is the "Savior of mankind." Just as Jesus.
The sun wears a corona, "crown of thorns" or halo. Just as Jesus.
The sun "walks on water." Just as Jesus.
The sun can turn water (rain) into wine (grapes) Just as Jesus.
The sun's "followers," "helpers" or "disciples" are the 12 months and the 12 signs of the zodiac or constellations, through which the sun must pass. Just as Jesus.
The sun at 12 noon is in the house or temple of the "Most High"; thus, "he" begins "his Father's work" at "age" 12. Just as Jesus.
The sun enters into each sign of the zodiac at 30°; (30x12=360 degrees) hence, the "Sun of God" begins his ministry at "age" 30. Just as Jesus.
The sun is hung on a cross or "crucified," which represents its passing through the equinoxes, the vernal equinox being Easter, at which time it is then resurrected. Just as Jesus.
The sun causes skin cancer, just as Jesus?
The sun is 93 million miles away, just as Jesus?
The sun has been circumsiced? Just as Jesus.
Sorry but I can only find one analogy that works;
The sun will one day run out of fuel and cease to burn, just as Jesus.
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Richard Bell
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Pinky;492836 wrote: You lucky bugger!!!
I'm SOOOO jealous, I wish we had Auroras here.
Well, I haven't seen any from this latest solar outburst, even though it was supposed to be huge, according to last week's newscasts.
I remember walking the GF's dog one hot August night (early morning, actually,) and the entire sky was pulsating with yellow/green light. Waves and waves flickering overhead, all the way to the horizon. That was about 1990.
There was a brilliant red patch of auroral light in the northwest sky in mid-November 1992. It was like a fiery sunset, only in a jet black night sky. The local paper ran a beautiful colour photo of it the next day.
Scientists claim that the Aurora Borealis are silent, yet many people claim they can hear them. I've heard them as a soft, hissing noise, punctuated with a snappy little zip as they streak across the sky.
The Inuit say it is the voice of the ancestors.
Hope you had a wonderful Solstice. It was beautiful here. Unseasonably mild (8C), and brilliantly sunny.
I'm SOOOO jealous, I wish we had Auroras here.
Well, I haven't seen any from this latest solar outburst, even though it was supposed to be huge, according to last week's newscasts.
I remember walking the GF's dog one hot August night (early morning, actually,) and the entire sky was pulsating with yellow/green light. Waves and waves flickering overhead, all the way to the horizon. That was about 1990.
There was a brilliant red patch of auroral light in the northwest sky in mid-November 1992. It was like a fiery sunset, only in a jet black night sky. The local paper ran a beautiful colour photo of it the next day.
Scientists claim that the Aurora Borealis are silent, yet many people claim they can hear them. I've heard them as a soft, hissing noise, punctuated with a snappy little zip as they streak across the sky.
The Inuit say it is the voice of the ancestors.
Hope you had a wonderful Solstice. It was beautiful here. Unseasonably mild (8C), and brilliantly sunny.