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@divegeester saidi studied physics to a level always shown a keen interest in science,a big fan of carl sagan and hiesenberg, he had an effect upon me.
It’s great that my OP has stimulated your imagination; have you done any research into your cascade of questions? There are very good answers out there, to your very good questions.
@david-burton saidNo. Go check out the word "Relativity".
so let me get this right if you are driving your car at the speed of light and you turn your headlight on ......nothing happens ?
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@divegeester saidThe sun's motion does not affect our "sunrise".
Yes it does.
The sun physically and actually rises above the earth’s horizon approximately 8 minutes before we see it which is the amount of time the light takes to reach us.
The rotation of the earth does.
@david-burton saidGravity bends light. The more gravity you have, the more the light bends.
so if light has 0 mass why cant it escape a black hole? and surely sun rise is the motion of the earth not the sun actualy moving or amI wrong?and light even with 0 mass can be bent in a vacum.
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Light doesn't need a vacuum to "get bent" (refract).
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@suzianne saidgravity cant bend light it bends the space/time and refraction kinks light not a bend.the earths atmosphere actually slows light down.but because a photon has 0 mass I am not sure why.light travels slowest through diamond.and the universe expansion is traveling faster than light.
Gravity bends light. The more gravity you have, the more the light bends.
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Light doesn't need a vacuum to "get bent" (refract).
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@divegeester saidclicking this link from my photon based operating browser has created a light loop from which i cannot exit, but, i am allowed to dispute its very existence by using the same photons not yet created by the passing of the energy in reverse
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@divegeester saidSo at least in Germany "Sonnenufgang" is defined, when you observe the sun coming over the horizon, that the incoming light is actually a bit dated at that time is not of relevance.
Yes it does.
The sun physically and actually rises above the earth’s horizon approximately 8 minutes before we see it which is the amount of time the light takes to reach us.
Since the sun is emitting the light in all directions (quai) homogenously. The light is alredy 8 minutes travelling, but is arrives directly at the sunrise time.
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@drewnogal saidand a budding alchoholic..... well in my past maybe.
Nice to see there is an alchemic among us.
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@very-rusty saiddid you know light is lighter than dark.
How fast am I?
Well I can turn the light off and be in bed before it goes dark. 🙂 😛
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@david-burton saidI’m a Sagan fan too! I have Cosmos on VHS somewhere in the loft.
i studied physics to a level always shown a keen interest in science,a big fan of carl sagan and hiesenberg, he had an effect upon me.
You know, despite all the forum stuff, I think we’d get on pretty well in real life.