Brilliant IlluminationsBrilliant IlluminationsLet’s Talk About the SUNLet’s Talk About the SUN

The basicsThe basics

Why Study the Why Study the Sun?Sun?

The climate connectionThe climate connection

Space WeatherSpace Weather

The sun as a STARThe sun as a STAR

The sun as a Physical LaboratoryThe sun as a Physical Laboratory

The Solar DynamoThe Solar Dynamo

Magnetic Fields Magnetic Fields http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/magbfly.jpgmagbfly.jpg

The Omega Effect The Omega Effect http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/omega.gifomega.gif

The Alpha Effect The Alpha Effect http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/alpha.gifalpha.gif

The Meridional Flow The Meridional Flow http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/thttp://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/theflows.gifheflows.gif

A Word About Geomagnetic A Word About Geomagnetic ActivityActivity

Geomagnetic Storms Geomagnetic Storms http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Magnetosphere_simple.jpg19/Magnetosphere_simple.jpg

Substorms Substorms

AuroraAurora

SunspotsSunspots

Sunspot numbers Sunspot numbers http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/zurich.gifzurich.gif

The Maunder Minimum The Maunder Minimum http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_yearly.jpgssn_yearly.jpg

The Butterfly Diagram The Butterfly Diagram http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/bfly.gifbfly.gif

Sunspot Cycle Predictions Sunspot Cycle Predictions http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_predict_l.gifssn_predict_l.gif

The Solar CycleThe Solar Cycle

History History Impacts of the Solar cycleImpacts of the Solar cycleSolar irradiance Solar irradiance

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Short-wavelength radiation Short-wavelength radiation http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Yohkoh_solar_cycle.jpg06/Yohkoh_solar_cycle.jpg

Geoeffective eruptive phenomena Geoeffective eruptive phenomena Coronal Mass ejections Coronal Mass ejections

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Solar Flares Solar Flares http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Solarflare_hinode.png24/Solarflare_hinode.png

Cosmic Ray FluxCosmic Ray Flux

Most recent Solar Cycle NewsMost recent Solar Cycle News

New Solar Cycle 24 New Solar Cycle 24 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/ihttp://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/solarcycle24/newspot.jpgmages/solarcycle24/newspot.jpg

Whoops! Old Cycle Return??? Whoops! Old Cycle Return??? http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/ihttp://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/mag450_strip.gifmages/oldcycle/mag450_strip.gif

CME of March 25CME of March 25thth 2008 2008 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/ihttp://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/cme_c3_med.gifmages/oldcycle/cme_c3_med.gif

Radio Burst- Type II Radio Burst- Type II http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/ihttp://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/s20080325_1855ut_TypeImages/oldcycle/s20080325_1855ut_TypeII_Ashcraft.mp3I_Ashcraft.mp3

Radio Burst Charting Radio Burst Charting http://spaceweather.com/submissions/larghttp://spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=David-e_image_popup.php?image_name=David-Thomas-080325182456_1206534597.jpg Thomas-080325182456_1206534597.jpg

Solar cycle Prediction Solar cycle Prediction http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_predict_l.gif ssn_predict_l.gif

NASA Audio Old & New Solar Cycle NASA Audio Old & New Solar Cycle http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/ihttp://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/audio/story.mp3 mages/oldcycle/audio/story.mp3