The light radiated from the Sun's surface reaches Earth in about 8 min, but the energy of that light was released by fusion in the solar core how many years ago?

1 year, a million year, a thousand year, 10 years, a hundred years ago?

• Yes, we are the Universe's information booth. - quiet - March 8, 2003 - 20:08 UTC
  • Mike Pearson again slanders me - yanniru - March 9, 2003 - 13:10 UTC
    • Actually, Richard David Yannopoulos-Ruquist is mistaken about th - quiet - March 18, 2003 - 23:59 UTC
      • Well, I suppose we can answer his question now - splat - March 19, 2003 - 01:15 UTC
        • But is the answer true ? - quiet - March 19, 2003 - 03:06 UTC
          • Certainly, - splat - March 26, 2003 - 06:47 UTC
            • So we don't know the error rate or anything - quiet - March 26, 2003 - 17:28 UTC
              • Your attempt to appear intelligent is funny - yaniru - March 26, 2003 - 18:08 UTC
                • Your attempt to appear fraudulent is successful - quiet - March 26, 2003 - 18:12 UTC
                  • As a solar astronomer the question was ridiculous - yaniru - March 26, 2003 - 22:53 UTC
                    • Then you are not a solar astronomer of much accomplishment - quiet - March 27, 2003 - 00:19 UTC
                      • Regards distribution curves - yaniru - March 27, 2003 - 16:14 UTC
                        • That was funny.... - quiet - March 27, 2003 - 17:17 UTC
                        • Your reply was classic; I could not do it justice - quiet - March 27, 2003 - 17:20 UTC
                          • I am suprised you do not know the limits of solar data - yaniru - March 27, 2003 - 23:17 UTC
                            • I am not surprised you are completely inconsistent - quiet - March 28, 2003 - 08:39 UTC
                              • Silly Mike - yaniru - March 28, 2003 - 14:00 UTC
                                • I did not demand "in situo" anything - quiet - March 29, 2003 - 02:19 UTC
                                  • Drifting from the topic just a little? - splat - March 29, 2003 - 07:54 UTC
                                    • Are you qualified to do anything but spam? - quiet - March 29, 2003 - 17:03 UTC
      • This proves that Mike Pearson is sick - yanniru - March 19, 2003 - 01:22 UTC
        • I think this does not prove that - quiet - March 19, 2003 - 03:07 UTC
          • I challenged you to stop or prove you're sick - yanniru - March 19, 2003 - 12:53 UTC
      • Mike is Right - yanniru - March 19, 2003 - 13:05 UTC
        • Yes I am - quiet - March 20, 2003 - 02:23 UTC
          • Sorry, you just misrepresented me - yanniru - March 20, 2003 - 04:42 UTC