Sunlight Definition and 106 Threads

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    Sunlight Collector: Aligning for Optimal Power

    Does anyone have any suggestions of how to make a device follow the sun acrossed the sky? It will be a solar panel mounted on a satellite dish acting as a large sunlight collector, but it needs to be aligned with the sun for optimal power. Thanks for any input.
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    Why Don't We Feel a Shock from Sunlight's Electric Field of 860V/m?

    Lol I hope this doesn't sound like a stupid question. If the electric field of sunlight is 860V/m, why don't we pick up a shock?
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    How is sunlight radiation produced?

    Dear sir/madam, I am confused as how sunlight and radiowaves are produced in terms of radiation. I am familiar with how Aplha, Beta, Gamma and Xrays are produced. I am to understand that Radio, Gamma, ultraviolet rays and microwaves are all types of radiation. I was wondering the...
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    Sunlight, Mirrors & Lasers: What Happens?

    It may seem to be a stupid question but please take a serious look at it: 1) (hypothetical): Imagine a perfect hollow orb (ball, sphere...) of some heatproof material - inside metallized to reflect most wavelenghts of light (a one-way-mirror). Assumed a perfect vacuum inside: what happens...
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    Besides Sunlight, what else is there that's useable?

    We are bombarded every day by sunlight. What else are we bombarded by every day? And could any of these be used as an energy source? For example, instead of having solar panels that use the sun's energy, we could have _____ panels that absorb _____s.
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    Sunlight hit my cd and a rainbow was produced

    sunlight hit my cd and a rainbow was produced. can anyone tell me why ?