Our Reflections

Our Reflections
This photo is from a Florida Keys tour company

Monday, February 8, 2010


The Sun is a star at the center of our Solar System, burning at a HOT 9,932 Degrees Fahrenheit and the core itself reaching a sweaty 60.08 million degrees Fahrenheit. The Sun is so large, over one million Earths can fit inside it. The Sun is easily the brightest object in the sky, which is why during the day its light hides almost everything else in space. Being so powerful the Sun can damage your eyesight even from Earth. SO NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN! Life on Earth totally depends on the Sun's energy. This energy is produced when hydrogen atoms inside the Sun fuse to form helium making it so the Sun consumes four million tons of hydrogen every second. For those who are scared of the dark, do not freight because the Sun holds enough fuel to keep it Shining for another five billion years. The Sun's energy output is estimated to be 386 billion, billion megawatts; In about 15 minutes our Sun radiates as much energy as mankind consumes in all forms, during an entire year. WOOOW

1 comment:

  1. I really like the way that you compare what the sun does, such as the amount of energy it creates, to human life and how much energy that means for us. This use of comparison brings something so big and far away and hard to understand right up close and easy to inspect. Very well done!

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