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The Sun is about 400 times as big (diameter) as the Moon. It just happens that the Sun is about 400 times as far away as the Moon so that when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun there can be a total eclipse of the Sun. The orbit of the Moon is eleiptical , sometimes close and sometimes farther away from the earth and when the alignment happens at a time when the Moon is farther away, the eclipse is annular (like a ring).
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Is the moon as big as the sun?
No. The sun is 400 times the size of the moon.
The sun is very big compared to the moon?
Yes, the Sun is much larger than our Moon. It is, by far, the largest object in our solar system It is a strange fact that the sun is 400 times larger than the Moon in diameter. The Moon is 400 times closer to us. The result is that the two discs look equal in diameter and this accounts for the total eclipse of the Sun.
The sun is very big compared to the moonwhy does the moon look bigger than the sun when you view from the earth?
The moon appears bigger than the sun when viewed from Earth because it is much closer to us. The moon is about 400 times smaller than the sun, but it is also about 400 times closer to Earth, which creates the illusion of them appearing to be the same size in the sky.
How big is the moon compared to the sun?
Not to be rude, but if you think that the moon is any larger than Earth, you're in deep water. The moon is smaller than the surface of Asia, as a matter of fact, making the moon roughly 1/4 the size of Earth.
What is bigger the sun or the moon?
1.988435 x 10^30 (The Sun's Mass) in KG 7.3459 x 10^ 22- The Mass of the moon (or how big it is.)KG. So, to answer your question, the sun is bigger! :0)
Is the moon as big as the sun?
No. The sun is 400 times the size of the moon.
Is the sun is bigger than a moon?
The sun's diameter is about 400 times as big as our moon's diameter, 108 times as big as the Earth's, and about 10 times the diameter of the biggest planet (Jupiter).
How big is the moon compared to the sun?
The moon is much smaller than the sun. The sun is about 400 times larger in diameter than the moon.
How big is the Sun in comparison to the moon and earth?
The diameter of the sun is about 109 times the diameter of the earth,and about 400 times the diameter of the moon.
Is the moon really big enough to cover the sun?
Yes. The Sun (or the photosphere which is the brightest part of what we see) has a diameter that is almost exactly 400 times the diameter of the Moon. As the Sun is usually close to 400 times further away from the surface of the Earth than the Moon, when the Earth Moon and Sun line up, a shadow of the Moon is cast on the Earth. Right there the Moon "covers" the Sun. As far as we know this Earth is the only place (among all the known planets - which are not all that many mind you) where the Sun is eclipsed by a moon.
Is the moon big then the stars?
No. The moon is about 400 times smaller than the Sun, which is an average star. Even the smallest stars are at least 50 times larger than the moon in diameter.
The sun is very big compared to the moon?
Yes, the Sun is much larger than our Moon. It is, by far, the largest object in our solar system It is a strange fact that the sun is 400 times larger than the Moon in diameter. The Moon is 400 times closer to us. The result is that the two discs look equal in diameter and this accounts for the total eclipse of the Sun.
What is bigger the earth sun or the moon?
the sun is the biggest, but the sun is just a big,big,big star as i know because im a scientist:)
The sun is very big compared to the moonwhy does the moon look bigger than the sun when you view from the earth?
The moon appears bigger than the sun when viewed from Earth because it is much closer to us. The moon is about 400 times smaller than the sun, but it is also about 400 times closer to Earth, which creates the illusion of them appearing to be the same size in the sky.
Would the moon be as big as the sun on a solar eclipse?
The moon is about 400 times smaller than the sun, but the sun is about 400 times further away, so from our viewpoint on earth, they appear the same size in the sky. Coincidence or designed that way? - well that's another discussion...
Does the sun and the moon seem to be the same exact size during an solar ellipse?
the sun is a very big thing and is far away the moon is small compared to the sun and is near to us when the big sun goes far away it seems to be as big as the moon near to us
How big is the moon compared to the sun?
Not to be rude, but if you think that the moon is any larger than Earth, you're in deep water. The moon is smaller than the surface of Asia, as a matter of fact, making the moon roughly 1/4 the size of Earth.
