Sun

The Sun is a revolving sphere. It has a diameter of 32 miles and is located approximately 3000 miles above the surface of the Earth.

Topics

 * Sunrise and Sunset - Sunrise and Sunset Main Page
 * Electromagnetic Acceleration describes the rising and setting of the Sun, as well as several other phenomena
 * The Setting of the Sun as a Perspective Effect describes the traditional interpretation of sunsets as originally described by Samuel Rowbotham
 * Magnification of the Sun at Sunset describes why the Sun does not shrink as it recedes
 * The Equinox page describes why the Sun rises and sets from a generally Eastward and Westward direction


 * Temperature Variations of sunlight
 * Distance to the Sun
 * The Seasons
 * Clouds Lit From Below

Spotlight effect
The Sun's area of light is limited to an elliptic area of light upon the earth much like the light of a lighthouse is limited to a finite area around it. The rotating light on a lighthouse does not propagate infinitely into the distance. This means that only certain portions of the Earth are lightened at a time. It also describes how night and day arise on a Flat Earth. Over a large area of land light is limited in its extent due to various possible phenomena. See: Sunrise and Sunset

Sun Spherical
Like the Moon, the Sun is generally believed to be spherical. Evidence in favor of sphericity is the apparent change in the shape of sunspots as they approach the edge of the Sun's visible disk.

The Story of the Stars New Descriptive Astronomy Joel Dorman Steele, Ph.D.,

The Solar System p.44 (Archive)



Dr. Dorman suggests that the Sun rotates on its axis: