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How long does it take for light to reach us from the sun and stars?
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∙ 11y ago
The following are some benchmark light times:
Sun - ~8 minutes
Pluto - ~249 minutes (about 4 hours 9 minutes)
Oort Cloud - 1 light year
Proxima Centauri (closest star) - 4.2 light years
Pleiades (Seven Sisters) - 440 light years
Orion Nebula - 1.5 thousand (1,500) light years
Ring Nebula - 2 thousand (2,000) light years
Eta Carinae - 8,000 light years
Milky Way Centre - 25,000 light years
LMC - 160,000 light years
Andromeda - 2,500,000 light years
Whirlpool Galaxy - 37,000,000 light years
The Mice - 300 million light years
The Hubble Deep Field - 13 billion light years
Edge of Universe - At least 13.4 billion light years
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How long does it take for light from big dipper stars to reach earth?
That's good question of which I do not know the answer to. Go ask a scientist.
How long does it take stars light to get to us?
In our Solar System, we see light from our sun reflected off the planets. In more distant galaxies, light from many millions of stars takes a long time to reach the Earth. It takes light 4 years to reach the Earth from Sirius, a near neighbouring star. Using the Hubble telescope, we can see the light from the Eagle Nebula, which takes 7,000 years to reach the Earth.
Could stars be dead?
The stars we see are so far away, that their light can take hundreds or thousands of years to reach us. So long after the light we saw left the star, but before the light arrived here, the star may have blown up. We would not know for a long time after that. So many of the stars that we do see may be long dead.
When do stars appear?
The light emited by stars can take thousands of years to reach the Earth, because the stars can be located thousands of light years away. Stars viewed from Earth can only be seen at night because the light from the sun creates a glear on the atmosphere.
How long does it take for a ray of light to reach the earth from the sun?
8 min.
How long does it take for light from big dipper stars to reach earth?
That's good question of which I do not know the answer to. Go ask a scientist.
How long does it take stars light to get to us?
In our Solar System, we see light from our sun reflected off the planets. In more distant galaxies, light from many millions of stars takes a long time to reach the Earth. It takes light 4 years to reach the Earth from Sirius, a near neighbouring star. Using the Hubble telescope, we can see the light from the Eagle Nebula, which takes 7,000 years to reach the Earth.
How many meters per second would it take stars light to reach earth?
Light travels at about 300,000 metres per second. The time taken for that light to reach us would depend on the stars distance.
Could stars be dead?
The stars we see are so far away, that their light can take hundreds or thousands of years to reach us. So long after the light we saw left the star, but before the light arrived here, the star may have blown up. We would not know for a long time after that. So many of the stars that we do see may be long dead.
Does it sometimes take millions of years for starlight to reach earth?
Not for the stars you can see without a telescope. All of the stars you see at night are within a few hundred light years of Earth, so it does not take the light more than a few hundred years to reach us. There are stars in other galaxies that are millions or even billions of light years away. That light does take millions to billions of years to reach us, though the stars are too far away for us to thee them individually.
How long will the light from the sun take to reach Jupiter?
It will take no time at all
When do stars appear?
The light emited by stars can take thousands of years to reach the Earth, because the stars can be located thousands of light years away. Stars viewed from Earth can only be seen at night because the light from the sun creates a glear on the atmosphere.
How long does it take the moon's light to reach the earth?
0.28 Seconds
How long would it take for NASA to reach Pluto?
Light years.
How long does it take for the sun light to reach us?
About 8 minutes
How many years would it take for the Northern Star light to reach Earth?
Polaris (North Star) is about 433 light years from us, so that is how long light will take to reach us.
Why would it take long for alpha centauri light to reach earth?
along long long long time
