MadSci Network: Astronomy (View this file without Frames)

Subject: What does our sun look like to astronauts ouside the earth's atmosphere?

Date: Tue Nov 24 19:36:44 1998
Posted by No name entered.
Grade level: grad (non-science)
School: homeschool educator
City: Tallahassee State/Province: Fla. Country: US


We see lots of photos of the Earth from orbiting space-craft, but 
I am curious to know what the Sun looks like.  Just another star? 
A larger than normal star?  Does it look smaller to an astronaut 
outside the atmosphere than it looks when viewed from Earth - 
and, if so, why?

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