Jason Kendall's Intro to Astronomy Course

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Module 6: The Sun: Measuring and Understanding the Closest Star

02: The Sun's Surface Appearance

Video References

• References for Module 6: The Sun: Measuring and Understanding the Closest Star
  • Supplement the videos with "OpenStax Astronomy"
    • 15 The Sun: A Garden-Variety Star
    • 16: The Sun, a Nuclear Powerhouse
  • 02: The Sun's Surface Appearance
    • Here we learn all about what the Sun looks like! Prominences, Flares, Sunspots, Ejections! It's a much more active place than you think. It's also mesmerizing, like looking at a fire while camping.
    • Photospheric Features
    • Photosphere
    • Chromosphere
    • Corona
    • Sunspots
    • Solar Flare
    • Carrington Solar Flare
    • Coronal Mass Ejection
    • Space Weather
    • Granules
    • Prominences
    • NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
    • NASA's STEREO Spacecraft & Instruments
    • NASA's SOHO, the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory
    • NOAO's McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope
    • Dr. Vishnu Reddy
    • Stan Honda
    • Alan Friedman
    • NASA's Solar Storm and Space Weather FAQ
    • NASA's Solar wind visualization
    • Effect of the Solar wind on Mars and Earth
    • The Dynamic Solar Magnetic Field
    • Aurora seen from the International Space Station