If I am correct, the sun, because it is so massive, makes and occupies a dent in space. In the fabric of space earth is higher up. In a sense are we actually looking down on the sun?
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While the "gravitational well" of the sun might be called "downhill" by some, there is no up or down. The depiction of a massive body "denting" on a rubber sheet is a two dimensional representation of an invisible effect in 3 or 4 dimensions.
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I think it's normal to define up and down relative to your local gravitational field. You can say the light goes "up" from the sun and then "down" to Earth. It goes up and down without changing direction, because the definition of up and down change as the gravitational field direction changes.
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When I saw the question I thought "No, because there is no real up or down in space."
Then I saw the rest of the question and I think what you are saying is arguably correct.
Then I saw the rest of the question and I think what you are saying is arguably correct.
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Id actually love to undertstand the question better. I mean, what is UP ?
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LOL
No its light is being beamed up to us.
No its light is being beamed up to us.