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The Sun

Our Sun although the largest object in our solar system is classed as a ’Yellow Dwarf’, so although massive to us it is only a small star in the universe.

Average diameter about 864,000 miles, about 109 times the size of the Earth.

93 million miles from Earth

Need 1.3 million Earths to fill

The Sun’s gravity holds our planets in their place

Our Sun
(more details below)

​(also click here for page 2 of 'Our Sun')

Sun Cycle
25yrs of Sun Cycle.jpg
Sun Cycle
credit - Nasa
Our Sun's Geology

Above reprinted from ESA website, (04/11/2024)

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