The Sun

Real time images of the sun


Looking at this high resolution image of the sun, click on the picture, it amazes me that this sphere can maintain a nuclear reaction for millenia. It looks as though it is bursting at the seams, ready to explode.

The Sun is awesome in many aspects. But I like this fact; the Sun is "150 times the density of water on Earth". Other fun Sun facts:

• The Sun contains approximately 98% of the total solar system mass.
  
• One hundred and nine Earths would be required to fit across the Sun's disk
• The Sun's interior could hold over 1.3 million Earths.

It's a slow blog night but not to worry, after I get back from my holiday shooting gravel chickens in Minnesota, I'll write about something interesting like two seater shitters.