Tek wrote:
> Apparently, according to wikipedia, the sun's disk has a diameter of around 
> 0.5 degrees from our point of view. 

Except that back-scattering off the atmosphere provides a much larger 
area of light. Contrast the sky with the moon vs the sun, both of which 
are about the same size. It's difficult to even look close to the sun on 
a clear day.

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