the peaceful sun…
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The Peaceful Sun…. The Peaceful Sun?. !?. (… as seen in Visible Light…). (…as seen in X-Rays !). Is the Sun made of Gas ?. …Not Exactly…. Q : How to support the Sun against Gravitational Collapse?. A : “ Hydrostatic Equilibrium” between Pressure & Gravity!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Peaceful Sun…
The Peaceful Sun?!?
(… as seen in Visible Light…)
(…as seen in X-Rays!)
Is the Sun made of Gas? …Not Exactly…
Q: How to support the Sun against Gravitational Collapse?
A: “Hydrostatic Equilibrium”between Pressure & Gravity!
Getting to know the Solar Interior……with “Helioseismology”
…and with various other methods… e.g., Neutrinos from Core (see below…)
Layers of the Sun:
During aTotal Solar Eclipse…
…we can see the Solar “Corona”!
“Sunspots” = Magnetic Storms on the surface
of the Sun
A lack of Sunspots… …led to the “Little Ice Age”!
Twisted-up Magnetic Fields…
…causes the “Solar Cycle”
Solar Violence… Prominences & Flares…
Aurora“Borealis”(Northern Lights)
& “Australis”(Southern Lights)