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The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields. It has a diameter of about 1,392,000 km, about 109 times that of Earth, and its mass (about 2×10 kilograms, 330,000 times that of Earth) accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System. Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun’s mass consists of hydrogen, while the rest is mostly helium. Less than 2% consists of heavier elements, including oxygen, carbon, neon, iron, and others. This 2% is nonetheless enough matter to build 6,663 planets the mass of the Earth.
The Sun’s stellar classification, based on spectral class, is G2V, and is informally designated as a yellow dwarf, because its visible radiation is most intense in the yellow-green portion of the spectrum and although its color is white, from the surface of the Earth it may appear yellow because of atmospheric scattering of blue light. In the spectral class label,…

Innisfail – Hypipamee Crater – Atherton – Yungaburra – Malanda

Tuesday 16th of August 2011
Innisfail – Hypipamee Crater – Atherton – Yungaburra – Malanda
I woke up early, morning shining into my at Codge Lodge. A hot shower, breakfast, collecting all my belongings, leaving the room keys, packing the car and taking the cloth from the cloth line!… What is next?

Mirriwinni – Broken Noise mountain hike

Wednesday 10th of August 2011
Mirriwinni – Broken Noise mountain hike
Despite the description further down, I found online, I walked under perfect clear skies all day.
Lucky me! I had blue skies all day and it was almost dry, no leeches, no mosquitoes, no bush rats, no heavy backpack, just me, a day-pack, the , some swimming in the gorgeous granite currents.… What is next?

Driving from Charlton to Charters Towers

Wednesday, 03rd of Augusts 2011
Driving from Charlton to Charters Towers
I was up with the first sun rays on this open grassy camp ground. It was could at night and I wasn’t a 100 % comfortable in my sleeping bag.… What is next?

Lismore – Bungalow – Byron Bay

Sunday 24th of July 2011
Lismore – Bungalow – Byron Bay
Today after a nice breakfast a went to Bungalow market which is held on the last Sunday in a month, today. Very nice, I even bought a view things, like passion fruits.… What is next?

Port Macquarie – Lismore driving …

Friday 22nd of July 2011
Port Macquarie – Lismore
Just driving all day, got out early, ended up on the , did not like it, lots of , bad road mostly, lots of places to cross slowly, speed, 60 or 50 km.… What is next?

Blackheath – Wentworth Falls walking

Thursday, 14th of July 2011
Blackheath – Wentworth Falls – walking
Today I take it easy, walking slowly because I am a little sour from my previous hikes up and down the sandstone cliffs here in the Blue Mountains.
So I made my way to Wentworth Falls by car on a busy street.… What is next?

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