https://www.pitara.com/tags/optics-and-light/Recent content in Optics and Light on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-does-the-sun-follow-you/Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:55:18 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/why-does-the-sun-follow-you/<p>Have you ever noticed that when you are in a car, or a bus, travelling on a straight road, the Sun appears to move right along with you?</p> <p>While telephone poles and trees close to the road, whiz past in the blink of an eye, the Sun is always visible throughout the journey. No matter how fast Daddy drives, you just cannot leave the Sun behind.</p> <p>Strangely enough, the trees nearer the road disappear from your range of vision more quickly than the trees further off. Why is this so?</p>