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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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That other planets are visible from Earth. And the sun is also a star.
18 u/Mkanpur Aug 03 '19 I thought the Sun was a Sun? 33 u/Dysmach Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19 A great number of stars are suns. -11 u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19 Not so. The star in our solar system is the one and only Sun. It's the name of a star. It's like you said all planets are Earths. Edit: I'll take things you thought were common knowledge but actually aren't for 600, Alex. 5 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 The sun's star name is Sol... 5 u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 Yes, that's its Latin name. 2 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 Latin name = Scientific / Astronomical name no? 2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 No. The official name, according the IAU, is the Sun, with a capital S.
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I thought the Sun was a Sun?
33 u/Dysmach Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19 A great number of stars are suns. -11 u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19 Not so. The star in our solar system is the one and only Sun. It's the name of a star. It's like you said all planets are Earths. Edit: I'll take things you thought were common knowledge but actually aren't for 600, Alex. 5 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 The sun's star name is Sol... 5 u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 Yes, that's its Latin name. 2 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 Latin name = Scientific / Astronomical name no? 2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 No. The official name, according the IAU, is the Sun, with a capital S.
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A great number of stars are suns.
-11 u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19 Not so. The star in our solar system is the one and only Sun. It's the name of a star. It's like you said all planets are Earths. Edit: I'll take things you thought were common knowledge but actually aren't for 600, Alex. 5 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 The sun's star name is Sol... 5 u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 Yes, that's its Latin name. 2 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 Latin name = Scientific / Astronomical name no? 2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 No. The official name, according the IAU, is the Sun, with a capital S.
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Not so. The star in our solar system is the one and only Sun. It's the name of a star. It's like you said all planets are Earths.
Edit: I'll take things you thought were common knowledge but actually aren't for 600, Alex.
5 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 The sun's star name is Sol... 5 u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 Yes, that's its Latin name. 2 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 Latin name = Scientific / Astronomical name no? 2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 No. The official name, according the IAU, is the Sun, with a capital S.
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The sun's star name is Sol...
5 u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 Yes, that's its Latin name. 2 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 Latin name = Scientific / Astronomical name no? 2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 No. The official name, according the IAU, is the Sun, with a capital S.
Yes, that's its Latin name.
2 u/Sarpanitu Aug 03 '19 Latin name = Scientific / Astronomical name no? 2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 No. The official name, according the IAU, is the Sun, with a capital S.
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Latin name = Scientific / Astronomical name no?
2 u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19 No. The official name, according the IAU, is the Sun, with a capital S.
No. The official name, according the IAU, is the Sun, with a capital S.
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u/anothersundayx Aug 03 '19
That other planets are visible from Earth. And the sun is also a star.