• Question: How can you measure the temperature of the sun?

    Asked by batman to Tom, Matt, Hugh, Douglas, Antonia on 17 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Hugh Roderick

      Hugh Roderick answered on 15 Jun 2010:


      I can’t, but physicists can, but I don’t know how!

    • Photo: Matthew Hurley

      Matthew Hurley answered on 17 Jun 2010:


      Perhaps using a telescope that can image the heat – a uv/infra red camera? I don’t know really.

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