Missing: One sun
Description:
Diameter: approx. 862,400 miles
Mass: approx. 1,970,760,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
Temperature: approx. 6,000 degrees F surface, 15,000,000 degrees F core
Classification: G2-type yellow dwarf
Color: Bright yellow
Answers to the name "Sol."
Last seen in New England approximately two weeks ago.
If you see this sun around New England, please leave information in the comments section below.
There is a reward for information leading to the return of this Sun.
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Comments (28)
Don't worry Jay. It just ap... (Below threshold)1. Posted by DaveD | October 15, 2005 2:03 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Don't worry Jay. It just appeared here in the Middle Atlantic States this morning. It is on its way in your direction.
1. Posted by DaveD | October 15, 2005 2:03 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 14:03
2. Posted by lawhawk | October 15, 2005 2:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
We had a sighting earlier this morning in Northern New Jersey. However, it was quickly followed by the phenomenon known as cloud cover. The sneaky bastard gave us the slip once again.
I'd suggest an Amber Alert.
2. Posted by lawhawk | October 15, 2005 2:11 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 14:11
3. Posted by Darleen | October 15, 2005 2:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's been hanging out too long in So Cal...it's been in the upper 90's with zip for humidity for the last week.
You're welcome to it.
3. Posted by Darleen | October 15, 2005 2:15 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 14:15
4. Posted by Randy | October 15, 2005 2:19 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
::: raising hand ::: Ummm...is there a reward? I think I might have seen Sol...frequently around here.
Signed,
Just Curious in Orlando
4. Posted by Randy | October 15, 2005 2:19 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 14:19
5. Posted by Corky Boyd | October 15, 2005 2:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Here in Florida (Sanibel-Gulf Coast) we only lose sight of it after 7pm. Comes back every morning.
Actually there's a little nip in the air now. Went down to 73 degrees last night.
5. Posted by Corky Boyd | October 15, 2005 2:29 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 14:29
6. Posted by Old Patriot | October 15, 2005 4:29 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
JT - I'll gladly trade you some sunshine for some water. We have more than enough of the first, too little of the other. Transportation and delivery terms are your end of the deal...
6. Posted by Old Patriot | October 15, 2005 4:29 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 16:29
7. Posted by bill | October 15, 2005 4:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Here he is, what's the reward. Sol is in So Florida vacationing.
7. Posted by bill | October 15, 2005 4:54 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 16:54
8. Posted by Violence Worker | October 15, 2005 5:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sun? What sun?
Puger Sound Resident
8. Posted by Violence Worker | October 15, 2005 5:04 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 17:04
9. Posted by Violence Worker | October 15, 2005 5:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I hate my typos! Puget Sound - not Puger! ARRRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!
9. Posted by Violence Worker | October 15, 2005 5:05 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 17:05
10. Posted by Matt | October 15, 2005 5:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yeah, I've been to Puger Sound. Scary place.
We've been bouncing between 40 and 80 everyday for the past two weeks, a wonderful fall so far.
10. Posted by Matt | October 15, 2005 5:10 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 17:10
11. Posted by stargazer | October 15, 2005 6:23 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
As a scientist, I can tell you that the sun is still there.. but due to something that can't be explained to mere mortals, it is taking a vacation
to be returned when the vacation time expires
11. Posted by stargazer | October 15, 2005 6:23 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 18:23
12. Posted by anonymous | October 15, 2005 6:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
You're looking for the wrong sun. Ours is cooler on the surface and warmer in the interior. Go see http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm
And don't complain. If you're gonna post figures, get 'em right.
12. Posted by anonymous | October 15, 2005 6:55 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 18:55
13. Posted by Zsa Zsa | October 15, 2005 6:58 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sol is right here in Houston! ... Jay Tea you are more than welcome to come visit anytime!...
13. Posted by Zsa Zsa | October 15, 2005 6:58 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 18:58
14. Posted by DL | October 15, 2005 7:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It came out today after a week of 14 inches of rain in Northwest Connecticut.
I know how this all started:it was those fool weather people on the local radio last week that complained at length in " the sky is falling" mode, that we were 3 inches below average for the year.
The fools always cause droughts or floods by whipping up the "scare the old folks" drama again. These characters don't understand that to get an average there will be periods of below and periods of above average (mean) rainfall.
These handwringers are direct descendants of the global warming crowd. Though the GW crowd would just call the 14 plus inchs, part of the extended drought. (why not they call severe cold snaps part of global warming.)It seems that the more sophisticated the technology the more flawed the predictions.
A few years back a local meteorologist was being interviewed here and was asked how they failed to call the largest rain of the year (2inches) and instead predicted 0 in 10 chences of rain (I went night fishing without a raincoat) The answer according to this weatherman, "was easy." Yesterday was his day off!
14. Posted by DL | October 15, 2005 7:04 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 19:04
15. Posted by Jay Tea | October 15, 2005 7:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Dang... anonymous, I DID have the numbers right. I had the LETTER wrong. Those are the Celsius figures, and I put in the F for Fahrenheit. I'm fixing it now...
I knew something was odd, because your source was the same one I used.
J.
15. Posted by Jay Tea | October 15, 2005 7:38 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 19:38
16. Posted by epador | October 15, 2005 8:06 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I recommend a dose of Solscape if you are using your Mac, or browse to http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/ and check out the latest images or movies...
16. Posted by epador | October 15, 2005 8:06 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 20:06
17. Posted by Eric Lindholm | October 15, 2005 9:13 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Jay, the sun peeked out for about a half-hour today and my wife and I said: "What's that thing?"
17. Posted by Eric Lindholm | October 15, 2005 9:13 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 21:13
18. Posted by Anonymous | October 15, 2005 9:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
No, Jay. Read it again. It says "Mean surface temperature 6,000°C", which is 10,832°F and which rounds up to 11,000°F, not "11 million degrees, F surface".
Stop screaming. Just read more carefully next time.
18. Posted by Anonymous | October 15, 2005 9:30 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 21:30
19. Posted by SJBill | October 15, 2005 9:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Sol was "spotted" some 7 years ago and hasn't stopped his elevated activity level.
Be thankful Sol hasn't gone "cool", or else New Englanders would be shovelling, rather than paddling. Those valleys in your state are glacially carved.
10,000 years ago (geologically speaking, that was yesterday) your fine state would have been under a mile of ice, with no chowder to be had.
-SJBill
19. Posted by SJBill | October 15, 2005 9:49 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 21:49
20. Posted by Zsa Zsa | October 15, 2005 9:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It is probably global warming that is causing the sun not to shine!...
20. Posted by Zsa Zsa | October 15, 2005 9:57 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 21:57
21. Posted by Just Me | October 15, 2005 10:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well if somebody doesn't locate the sun soon, I think I will go insane.
21. Posted by Just Me | October 15, 2005 10:56 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 22:56
22. Posted by SMD | October 15, 2005 11:45 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well I live in So Cal and the Sun comes by here at least once a day...
22. Posted by SMD | October 15, 2005 11:45 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 23:45
23. Posted by epador | October 15, 2005 11:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It hasn't been out here lately, though a short appearance is scheduled for tomorrow before the long winter of grey rains begins anew. Its amazing Lewis and Clark survived a whole winter here.
Perhaps Sol will wander back towards NE Monday... ...until then, see links above.
23. Posted by epador | October 15, 2005 11:49 PM |
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Posted on October 15, 2005 23:49
24. Posted by Jay Tea | October 16, 2005 2:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Boy, anonymous, you're just the life of the party, ain't you?
J.
24. Posted by Jay Tea | October 16, 2005 2:34 AM |
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Posted on October 16, 2005 02:34
25. Posted by anonymous | October 16, 2005 10:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yeah, I'm a real fuddy duddy, ain't I?
Details matter. Yeah, a horse wins the race, but if it doesn't matter which one won the race, then there wasn't any point in having the race, was there?
Ya see, in this blog, you write about things you read elsewhere, and then you write your opinion about it. So far, so good. But, if we can't trust you to accurately read what you read, and then write about what you read, then why should we trust your opinion to be more worth reading than the typical asshattery that you complain about in others?
In this case, it really doesn't matter much, and I'm mostly just having some fun at your expense. But, what if it DOES matter on a subject with which I'm not as familiar as the sun, and so can't readily spot that you've got it wrong?
The bottom line is that, if you want credibility, then be credible.
25. Posted by anonymous | October 16, 2005 10:24 AM |
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Posted on October 16, 2005 10:24
26. Posted by Jay Tea | October 16, 2005 4:19 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Silly me. I thought I could unclench my ass enough on a satirical piece describing the effects of two straight weeks of lousy weather, especially if I hung the "humor" tag on it, and not make sure I hammer down every single nit-picky detail and shred of minutiae.
You just musta been a joy to potty-train.
J.
26. Posted by Jay Tea | October 16, 2005 4:19 PM |
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Posted on October 16, 2005 16:19
27. Posted by SilverBubble | October 16, 2005 5:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"You just musta been a joy to potty-train."
Heh.
27. Posted by SilverBubble | October 16, 2005 5:15 PM |
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Posted on October 16, 2005 17:15
28. Posted by anonymous | October 17, 2005 10:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
(Deleted by editor, simply to have fun at the asshat commenter's expense)
28. Posted by anonymous | October 17, 2005 10:08 AM |
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Posted on October 17, 2005 10:08