Piute Chieftain | 1916-12-28 | Page 7 | Giant Sun

giant sun the giant of the solar system Is amir according ding to a recent calculation 4 of prof W IF A ellison Ell lson times ng as bright as the sun its diameter Is times that of the sun it Is times almea larger in surface times larger in volume the distance of it from us a according cc to the same authority Is light years suppose says bays professor ellis eells that instead of being at this emori moud moua distance it were placed in th the q center of the solar system in lieu of the sun it would then occupy five hundredths hund redtha of the space lying within the orbit of Venus and as seen from the earth would subtend an anali of about 70 degrees of are arc thus when its lower limb was on our horle zon bonus its upper would be within 20 de grees of the zenith needless to say rolice DO life could exist on earth with such a neighborhood youths companion