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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:17:24 -0400
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Kszysztof, do you think the reason is that people see spikes coming out of
the sun?
My guess is that they just want to show that the light and heat come from
the sun, not that they actually see such a thing. IOW, it's a convention.
Same for stars.

stevo

On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Krzysztof Sobolewski <jezuch@interia.pl>
wrote:

> Dnia =C5=9Broda, 15 kwietnia 2015 10:46:25 MorphemeAddict pisze:
> > Then I must have weird eyes, because I don't see them that way.
> > And photographs do show points on stars, especially very bright ones.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike
>
> OTOH, I guess there must be a reason for this:
>
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Sun_%28%C3%89glise_Sa=
int-Jean-Baptiste_de_Larbey%29.jpg
> and this:
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Vergina_sun.svg
> and this:
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/RKPsolarsymbol03.png
> and this:
> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.sv=
g
> and...
> --
> Ecce Jezuch
> "Don't forget revolt, revolt,
> revolution, counter revolution
> counter counter revolution" - S. Tankian
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:courier =
new,monospace">Kszysztof, do you think the reason is that people see spikes=
 coming out of the sun?=C2=A0<br>My guess is that they just want to show th=
at the light and heat come from the sun, not that they actually see such a =
thing. IOW, it&#39;s a convention. Same for stars.=C2=A0</div><div class=3D=
"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:courier new,monospace"><br></div><div =
class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:courier new,monospace">stevo</=
div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed,=
 Apr 15, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Krzysztof Sobolewski <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:jezuch@interia.pl" target=3D"_blank">jezuch@interia.pl</a>&gt;<=
/span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dnia =C5=9Broda, 15 kwietni=
a 2015 10:46:25 MorphemeAddict pisze:<br>
<span class=3D"">&gt; Then I must have weird eyes, because I don&#39;t see =
them that way.<br>
&gt; And photographs do show points on stars, especially very bright ones.<=
br>
<br>
</span><a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike" target=
=3D"_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffraction_spike</a><br>
<br>
OTOH, I guess there must be a reason for this:<br>
<a href=3D"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Sun_%28%C3%8=
9glise_Saint-Jean-Baptiste_de_Larbey%29.jpg" target=3D"_blank">https://uplo=
ad.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Sun_%28%C3%89glise_Saint-Jean-Bapti=
ste_de_Larbey%29.jpg</a><br>
and this:<br>
<a href=3D"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Vergina_sun.=
svg" target=3D"_blank">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/=
Vergina_sun.svg</a><br>
and this:<br>
<a href=3D"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/RKPsolarsymb=
ol03.png" target=3D"_blank">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/=
a/a4/RKPsolarsymbol03.png</a><br>
and this:<br>
<a href=3D"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Flag_of_New_=
Mexico.svg" target=3D"_blank">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/common=
s/c/c3/Flag_of_New_Mexico.svg</a><br>
and...<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">--<br>
Ecce Jezuch<br>
&quot;Don&#39;t forget revolt, revolt,<br>
revolution, counter revolution<br>
counter counter revolution&quot; - S. Tankian<br>
</font></span><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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