2007-02-03 22:48:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
8 minutes more or less, the distance earth-moon is nearly irrilevant respect the distance sun-earth.
2007-02-03 23:10:04 · answer #1 · answered by scientific_boy3434 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
• The Moons action interior the sky is far extra complicated than that of the solar. i replaced into an avid beginner astronomer for 13 years earlier i extremely appeared into it and have been given it appeared after out. The question that have been given me going replaced into how do we've a photo voltaic eclipse any month of the 12 months if the moon is purely coated up with the trail of the solar two times a 12 months, you will think of it would constantly be in Dec and Jun, or Jan & Jul, six months aside. So this is the deal. 1st the Moon orbits the Earth at a 5° tilt from the equator, and the Earth is tilted 23.5° from the ecliptic (solar). so through fact the Moon seems to shuttle around Earth, it may variety in top as much as fifty seven° relying on the time of 12 months and the place it extremely is in its "Tilt". If that's not sufficient of a perplexing situation for ya, dig this. you already know while a suited spins and it starts to wobble? nicely, the Moons "Tilt" wobbles, so the lean isn't fixed, it takes approximately 18.5 Years for it to be interior the comparable place or orientation on the subject of Earth. to check, the 4 variables affecting our view of the moon are, 28 day orbit, 5° Tilt, 18.5 12 months Tilt cycle, and 23° Earth tilt from ecliptic. So, once you combine those 4 cycles, you could locate that it extremely is extremely complicated to get a manage on the place the Moon is going to be interior the sky. So your question has an answer.....it purely possibly isn't the only you opt for it to be. In actual words of your question, what i think of you meant to ask is, "How frequently is the Moon interior the marvelous comparable place interior the sky?". the respond is "It Varies lots". it somewhat is not something which you will "rejoice" through fact some years it somewhat is in a given place 4-5 cases and different years it may't be there on an identical time as quickly as, and regardless of if it extremely is interior the comparable place, the possibilities of it being interior the comparable section (finished, a million/2, sliver) are (to be "Punny") astronomical. very good question although!!!! You get a famous individual from me!
2017-01-02 03:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the sun to the Earth, light time is 8.28 minutes, plus or minus 0.17 minutes during the year.
From the Earth to the Moon, light takes 1.28 seconds, plus or minus 0.07 seconds.
Sun to Moon time is just (Sun to Earth time) plus or minus (Earth to Sun time). That's because the Sun, Earth, and Moon are more or less lined up (within about 5 degrees).
2007-02-04 01:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure about the moon but it takes eight minutes for the light to reach the earth.
2007-02-03 22:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by derek 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trick question.
From the SURFACE of the sun, about 8 minutes.
From the CORE of the sun, over 17,000 years and 8 minutes.
2007-02-04 03:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...as much as it takes to travel to Earth (varies a little, considering the position of the Moon toward Earth).
2007-02-03 22:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by florinba2001 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
8.4 minutes
2007-02-03 23:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by Antman 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋