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Originally posted by amazing
It seems to me you might be on to something. I'm not buying the alignment or warnings or anything like that. I do believe the Sun has changed, is whiter and brighter. Any thoughts on why that would be?
Originally posted by SplitInfinity
reply to post by shortsticks
Sticks...the Sun is in a period of High Solar Flare activity lately and this is cyclical in Nature. The amount of interstellar Gases that our Sun maybe absorbing is minimal compared to other Stars that are deep within many Nebula in the Cosmos....this tends to shorten the Lifespan of a Star and those Stars will Burn faster....but our Sun is not undergoing any major issues right now that would threaten us other than some large Solar Flares which can create EMP's or Large Flares which can overload Satellites and Shut Down Electrical Grid systems and...etc.
As far as looking directly at the Sun....even at Sunset...this is a No No. This will cause damage to your eyes so do yourself a favor and buy some Sunfiltering Lenses....these are not cheap Sunglasses...but lenses designed to allow you to gaze at the Sun. I have a good size telescope and I have Sun and Moon Light Filters as even looking at the Reflected Sunlight from the Moon through a Telescope can cause Eye or Retina Damage.
Good Luck! Split Infinity
Originally posted by Nyiah
I must've flunked the New Age Worthiness test, nothing skyward (day or night) looks any different to me now than it did when I was a kid. My tanning rate hasn't even changed, so there goes my dreams of a nice bronzing super-fast. Even my first digital outdoor photos in the late 90's don't look any different compared to today (wait, wait, somebody's going to claim Sony Mavica cams were part of some photographic conspiracy to hide the changes in the sun)
I liken this "visual phenomena" to the power of suggestion & say, phantom scents. If you haven't tried to convince someone of total BS before, try it. It's amazing how in just a few minutes, the power of suggestion can convince people nowhere near blooming jasmine or lavender that they're smelling the freshest whiffs of it. I personally believe a great deal of wishful thinking goes in to it, as well.
Originally posted by yourmaker
stars evolve. and naturally grow bigger. it's happening right now, so it's not that hard to believe.
Originally posted by Nyiah
Even my first digital outdoor photos in the late 90's don't look any different compared to today (wait, wait, somebody's going to claim Sony Mavica cams were part of some photographic conspiracy to hide the changes in the sun)
Originally posted by SplitInfinity
reply to post by shortsticks
Sticks...you stated that you could look at the sun for a few minutes....this will create damage to your eyes. I read what you posted. Split Infinity