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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: glovesforfoxes on 01/11/2009 20:52:01

Title: How would an observer from Earth see the next phase of the sun's life?
Post by: glovesforfoxes on 01/11/2009 20:52:01

Assuming they did not die and that they are facing the sun. What would it look like? How would it seem to them - would they be engulfed by light before they were scorched?

Title: How would an observer from Earth see the next phase of the sun's life?
Post by: Mr. Scientist on 02/11/2009 09:05:16

I'm not sure, but i would imagine they would see it expand as though it where approaching them. Color will change (but this expansion is by no feat a quick process) I would have imagined.

I would have also imagined that the light would indeed be too intense as the star enlarged; our eyes simply are not created for that kind of radiation. In attempts to observe it in its late stellar evolution would most probably blind us.

Title: How would an observer from Earth see the next phase of the sun's life?
Post by: Nizzle on 03/11/2009 11:56:50

not with eclipse glasses [;)]

Anyhow, wouldn't the expansion phase go so slowly that there's no noticeable difference over 150 years? [let's assume that's the average lifespan of a human by then...]

Title: How would an observer from Earth see the next phase of the sun's life?
Post by: Mr. Scientist on 03/11/2009 16:08:49

I would have thought.