Talk:Terminator (solar)
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Merged entry from Terminator disambiguation page with solar terminator line and moved to Terminator (solar). We could also consider moving the page to Terminator (astronomy) — now we are starting to see planets in other solar systems its only a matter of time when Sol-centric references are seen as POV. -- Solipsist 13:39, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
That picture is a total fake. See http://www.snopes.com/photos/sunset.asp I'm going to remove it; if someone can think of a good reason to put it back, please do. Trevor 00:19, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Fuzzyness of terminator isn't only caused by atmosphere
The fuzzyness of the terminator can also be caused by the light source (e.g. the Sun) being larger than a point source. As the sun sets, less and less of it is visible from a given point, gradually reducing the amount of light impinging upon that point. (Not sure how to rewrite the text, though...)
[edit] Pitch Darkness
While one half of the Earth is illuminated at any point in time, [...]
Solar eclipses make this half even less than a half. --Abdull 10:33, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Why does Twilight Zone redirects here!?
Pretty much every English-speaker who searches for Twilight Zone wants to know about the TV Show. It is very weird and nonsensical for it to redirect to this page! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.6.34.114 (talk) 15:54, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
- An anonymous user got away with doing it. I have changed it back. –King Bee (τ • γ) 14:54, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] How wide is the twilight zone?
Is there a general value for how wide(e.g. in km) the twilight zone is? What I mean is the length between the point from where the 'gradient' starts and where it ends. I could imagine it is 200 to 300 km wide but it would be nice to have some scientific numbers. --sys2074 (talk) 18:34, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
