"Did you know...?" - Wednesday, March 24, 2010 (great) - Other Topics - City-Data Forum

Suncoast Guy · 03-23-2010, 08:10 PM

Did you know... If you look at the sun RIGHT NOW, you are technically looking back in time? It takes 8 minutes for light from the sun to reach Earth.

cruxan · 03-23-2010, 08:24 PM

ya but the light from the farthest known galaxies is 13.75 billion years old.. the light is so old that it's older than our solar system.. just an extra tid bit.

SATX56 · 03-23-2010, 08:39 PM

Must have been the dark ages..cuz all i see is dark this time of night.

Camper1 · 03-23-2010, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by satx56

Must have been the dark ages..cuz all i see is dark this time of night.

That's why I call it " dark time".

Cunucu Beach · 03-23-2010, 09:45 PM

I'd rather see into the future than into the past.

bjh · 03-23-2010, 10:20 PM

but don't look right AT the sun

AksarbeN · 03-23-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Suncoast Guy

Did you know... If you look at the sun RIGHT NOW, you are technically looking back in time? It takes 8 minutes for light from the sun to reach Earth.

And when we go to daylight savings time, it takes only 4 minutes instead of 8?

lol

sun queen · 03-24-2010, 12:01 AM

Light from the past: sign me up. Great to know SCG

wit-nit · 03-24-2010, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Suncoast Guy

Did you know... If you look at the sun RIGHT NOW, you are technically looking back in time? It takes 8 minutes for light from the sun to reach Earth.

But won't you go blind...uh, er, or was that for doing something else...

sterlinggirl · 03-24-2010, 01:21 AM

Owww....my eye!