[Sir Goulum]

Originally posted by Azred: This is just plain nonsense. If the sun's temperature rose that dramatically, we could see it--there is a direct correlation between the temperature of a star and the distribution of wavelengths of radiations being emitted. That is, cooler stars are red and hotter stars are blue; since the sun has not color-shifted to blue then the temperature is not rising like that. Enormous prominences are a normal phenomena; some of them can be larger than the Earth. Besides, based on all accumulated cosmological/astronomical research shows that the Sun, a G-2 (or is it G-4?) star, would become a red giant before entering the last stages of its life. So there. On the other hand, there is evidence to show that solar activity, especially the 11-year sunspot cycle, does have a considerable influence upon the mean surface temperature of the Earth. This "researcher" deserves a pat on his head. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

I agree. I'm a science geek (I admit!) and stars turn huge at the end of their life. The sun isn't going to Supernova for another 3 or 6 billion years! [img]tongue.gif[/img]