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<blockquote data-quote="James Snover" data-source="post: 16026758" data-attributes="member: 67454"><p>The sun is twice the size of the average star. Even so, there are stars out that dwarf it, not even a firecracker next to an h-bomb.</p><p></p><p>It is too small and too cold to directly fuse hydrogen into helium. So it cheats, using what is called the "proton-proton exchange cycle," and/or the "CNO Cycle," depending on which astrophysicist you are talking to.</p><p></p><p>99.9% of everything in the solar system is in the core of the sun. The planets, us, everything else? Just the barest bit of leftovers.</p><p></p><p>How bright is the core of the sun? Pitch black. Everything in there is way above the visible spectrum, it's all in Xray and gamma Ray.</p><p></p><p>A new photon is created in the sun, how long does it take to get out? If it could go in a straight line it would take over a minute. But it can't go in a straight line. It can take 11-million years for any one photon to get out of the sun. Then, on average, eight minutes or so to get to us.</p><p></p><p>Iron is the last element created by a star, then it dies. Because making iron takes more energy than it creates, so the star collapses.</p><p></p><p>Three fates await a dying star, all depending on the size of the star.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPad using svtperformance.com</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Snover, post: 16026758, member: 67454"] The sun is twice the size of the average star. Even so, there are stars out that dwarf it, not even a firecracker next to an h-bomb. It is too small and too cold to directly fuse hydrogen into helium. So it cheats, using what is called the "proton-proton exchange cycle," and/or the "CNO Cycle," depending on which astrophysicist you are talking to. 99.9% of everything in the solar system is in the core of the sun. The planets, us, everything else? Just the barest bit of leftovers. How bright is the core of the sun? Pitch black. Everything in there is way above the visible spectrum, it's all in Xray and gamma Ray. A new photon is created in the sun, how long does it take to get out? If it could go in a straight line it would take over a minute. But it can't go in a straight line. It can take 11-million years for any one photon to get out of the sun. Then, on average, eight minutes or so to get to us. Iron is the last element created by a star, then it dies. Because making iron takes more energy than it creates, so the star collapses. Three fates await a dying star, all depending on the size of the star. Sent from my iPad using svtperformance.com [/QUOTE]
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