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Once the light reaches the surface of the Sun, it takes approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach Earth. This can be calculated by dividing the distance to the Sun by the speed of light: 150,000,000 km / (300,000 km/second).
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How long does it take for a ray of light to reach the earth from the sun?
8 min.
How long will it take the get the suns heat to earth?
It will take 8 minutes for the light from the sun to reach Earth. The actual heat of the sun does not reach all the way out to Earth. The warmth on Earth comes from the conversion of light energy to heat energy.
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 long would it take gamma rays from an exploding star to reach earth?
Gamma rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, and thus they travel at the speed of light. If a star is one light year away, it will reach Earth in one year.
Is Capella is A light years away from earth how long will it take to reach earth?
A light-year is the distance light travels in a year. Therefore, if a certain star is "x" light-years from Earth, then it takes light "x" years to get fromthe star to us. Or the other way round.
How long will it take for a burst of light from the sun to reach our earth?
8 minutes
How long would a sudden light burst from the galaxy center take to reach earth?
25,000 years.
How long it takes the suns light to reach earth?
It takes approximately 8 minutes for the Sun's light to reach Earth.
How long does it takes light from to reach earth?
About 37 years.
How long does it take for the light generated by the star Betelgeuse to reach Earth?
The light takes about 640 years to reach Earth, as Betelgeuse (a red supergiant star) is about 640 light years from Earth.
How long does it take the moon's light to reach the earth?
0.28 Seconds
IF the crab nebula is 6300 light years from earth how long did take the light from the supernova to reach earth?
6,300 years
How long does it take a beam of light to reach planet earth from your nearest star?
It takes approx. 8 and half minutes to reach earth
Why would it take long for alpha centauri light to reach earth?
along long long long time
How long does it take for a ray of light to reach the earth from the sun?
8 min.
How long does light from the moon take to reach the earth?
approximately 3 seconds.
How long does it takes from the sun to reach earth?
light takes about eight minutes
