Solar may refer to:

Astronomy

* Of or relating to the Sun **

Solar telescope A solar telescope or a solar observatory is a special-purpose telescope used to observe the Sun. Solar telescopes usually detect light with wavelengths in, or not far outside, the visible spectrum. Obsolete names for Sun telescopes include helio ...

, a special purpose telescope used to observe the Sun ** A device that utilizes

solar energy Solar energy is the radiant energy from the Sun's sunlight, light and heat, which can be harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar electricity, solar thermal energy (including solar water heating) and solar architecture. It is a ...

(e.g. "solar panels") **

Solar calendar A solar calendar is a calendar whose dates indicates the season or almost equivalently the apparent position of the Sun relative to the stars. The Gregorian calendar, widely accepted as a standard in the world, is an example of a solar calendar ...

, a calendar whose dates indicate the position of the Earth on its revolution around the Sun **

Solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season i ...

, an eclipse of a sun in which it is obstructed by the moon **

Solar System The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects but uses mixed "Sola ...

, the planetary system made up by the Sun and the objects orbiting it * Solar Maximum Mission, a satellite * SOLAR (ISS), an observatory on International Space Station

Music

* "Solar" (composition), attributed to Miles Davis * ''Solar'' (Red Garland album), 1962 * ''Solar'' (Taeyang album), 2010 * ''Solar'', a 2011 album by Rubik * "Solar", a song by Northlane from '' Mesmer'', 2017 * "Solar", a song by Sault from '' Air'', 2022 * ”Solar”, a song by Stam1na from '' Taival'', 2018 * SOLAR Records, a record label

Geography

* Solar (Spanish term), a type of urban site * Solar, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom *

Solar, Erode Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the River Kaveri, Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest List of ...

, India * Solar, Iran, Iran

Companies

* Solar Entertainment Corporation, a Philippines television and radio media company ** Solar TV, a former TV channel ** Solar Sports, its pay TV sports channel ** Solar Learning, its free TV educational channel * Solar Television Network, Inc., a former name of the media company

Nine Media Corporation Nine Media Corporation (NMC, formerly known as Solar Television Network, Inc. or STVNI) is a Media in the Philippines, Philippine-based media company. Formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Solar Entertainment Corporation (SEC), a multimedia t ...

** Solar News Channel, a defunct television news channel in the Philippines (terrestrial) * Solar Turbines, a gas turbine company

People

* Solar (name), list of people with the name *

Solar (singer) Kim Yong-sun (, born February 21, 1991), better known by the stage name Solar (), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress signed under RBW (company), RBW. She is the leader and vocalist of girl group Mamamoo and its sub-unit Mamamoo+. ...

(born 1991), leader and member of Korean girl group Mamamoo * Iván Solar Gil, Spanish drag queen

Technology

Solar energy Solar energy is the radiant energy from the Sun's sunlight, light and heat, which can be harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar electricity, solar thermal energy (including solar water heating) and solar architecture. It is a ...

or solar power *

Solar panel A solar panel is a device that converts sunlight into electricity by using photovoltaic (PV) cells. PV cells are made of materials that produce excited electrons when exposed to light. These electrons flow through a circuit and produce direct ...

* USS ''Solar'', a ship * Wright Solar, a bus body

Other uses

* Solar (comics), an American fictional comic book character * ''Solar'' (novel), by Ian McEwan * Solar (room), a place in many medieval homes * '' Solar 2'', a 2011 video game * Solar SC, an American youth soccer club * Solar, a variant of

diesel fuel Diesel fuel, also called diesel oil, heavy oil (historically) or simply diesel, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignition takes place without a spark as a re ...

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