2007-02-17 12:00:55 · 3 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Light from the Sun's surface takes about 496 seconds (8.27 minutes) to get to Earth. Any bending that might happen adds less than 0.01 second to this time.
2007-02-17 14:22:27 · answer #1 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rays of light from the sun radiate. This means that they come from a single point, the star, and go out in all directions. Because of this, the light would not have to bend around anything to reach Earth. The light does get bent and refracted when it touches the atmosphere, this is why there are red sunrises and sunsets.
2007-02-17 20:34:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because the rays from the sun need to travel in a straight line in order to get to Earth. If the rays wobble, then the sun wouldn't be directly above us, because their is nothing to bend the suns rays, like mirrors, etc.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-17 23:18:35 · answer #3 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋