2006-08-30 06:00:47 · 5 answers · asked by tonalmeg2 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
when a depiction of the solar system is shown to scale, the sun is tremendous yet when we "glance" at it it seems ALOT smaller.
2006-08-30 06:11:10 · update #1
A complex answer to a simple question: A variety of atmospheric conditions can magnify or obscure objects. This is further exacerbated by lighting conditions, seasons, geographical anomalies and your own eyesight. When you look at a two-dimensional drawing you are usually only dealing with lighting and your eyes.
Also, the Sun is much larger than any map ever drawn. It's really, really big.
(this was a silly question.)
2006-08-30 06:10:21 · answer #1 · answered by James O 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b/c your over a billion miles away from the sun. A map cannot possibly show a "to scale" depiction.
2006-08-30 13:24:23 · answer #2 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably because the sun looks bigger from the height that the map was sketched, bacause it's closer.
2006-08-30 13:05:59 · answer #3 · answered by phatprincess592 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's distance from the Earth may have something to do with that
2006-08-30 13:44:37 · answer #4 · answered by bprice215 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because a map is a drawing...
2006-08-30 13:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋