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Get an introduction
to the Sun from this detailed exploration
of the star's birth and life, or find out about educational activities.
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SSL Home | Marshall
Home | NASA Home | ASTRONOMY The Sun-Earth
Connection The Sun influences Earth in many ways. On one hand it provides the light and heat that sustains life on
our planet. On the other hand it bathes the Earth in ultraviolet light
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Welcome to LIVE
IMAGES of the SUN Click Here The National
Solar Observatory / Sacramento Peak (NSO / SP), Sunspot,
New Mexico, is part of the National Solar Observatories (NSO) and under
the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) . NOAO is.
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sci.astro is a
newsgroup devoted to the discussion of the science of astronomy.
Its content ranges from the Earth to the farthest reaches of the Universe.
This document (the FAQ) summarizes answers to frequently asked questions
in the newsgroup.
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A Practical Guide
to Astronomy manages to deal with the complicated
science of astronomy with a simple and practical
tone. Excellent resource for...
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This index contains
previous Astronomy Pictures of the Day (TM)
sorted by subject and is updated monthly. Therefore, only APODs occurring
before the beginning of this month are
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The sun
is an average star with a mass equal to nearly one-third of a million Earths.
Learn about the Sun here.
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Astronomy
Links about the Sun
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Astronomy
Picture of the Day Archive | Index | Search | Today's Picture | October
13 1999: Ozone Hole Reduced October 12 1999: NGC 2346: A Butterfly Shaped
Planetary Nebula October 11 1999: Eta ...
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Here Comes the
Sun.... April 9, 1997 updated April 10, 1997
Check out the MOVIES below for April 9th and 10th! Astronomers have observed
a giant eruption of material on the Sun that
is headed for the Earth. Detected by NASA's Solar and Heliospheric
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Discover the cosmos!
Each day we feature a different image or photograph of our fascinating
universe, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
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from the Prairie
Astronomy Club.
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Views of the Solar System by Calvin J.Hamilton Views of the Solar System
presents a vivid multimedia adventure unfolding the splendor of the Sun,
planets, moons, comets, asteroids, and more. Discover the latest scientific...
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Read extensive
overviews of the planets, the sun, asteroids,
comets, meteorites, the history of astronomy,
and its champions, and see images.
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Physics and astronomy
professor at George Mason University explains the physics of atomic radiation
in the context of the Sun and other stars.
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Welcome to the
National Solar Observatory Home Page The National Solar Observatory, one
of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO), is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in
Astronomy (AURA), under a cooperative...
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This page uses
the STARLINK set of astronomical subroutines. The low precision formula
for the geocentric coordinates of the Sun
is from the 1995 Astronomical Almanac and its precision is 0.01 degrees
...
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Images of our solar
system, the history of astronomy, news, and
what to look for in our sky.
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Hint: JavaScript
is not enabled. In order to see my complete pages you should enable JavaScript
in your settings. Total Eclipse of the Sun
11th August '99 and Leonids Storm of November 1999 Bernie's Homepage presents
Reports and Information for the
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Our Sun
and its Place in the Universe. The Sun is
an average-sized, middle-aged star. Its position, size, motions, temperature,
and possession of...
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we can see with
our eyes. A 6000 K Sun should be an extraordinarily
weak source of X-rays . However, we have known since the 1940's that the
Sun is, in fact, a very strong X-ray
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Astronomy
Picture of the Day Glossary Cepheid: A pulsating variable star. This type
of star undergoes a rhythmic pulsation as indicated by its regular pattern
of changing brightness as a function of time.
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Institute for Astronomy
at the University of Hawaii. Subjects include astronomy,
Mauna Kea Observatories, Haleakala Observatories, astronomical research
and astronomy education.
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NASA Web site featuring
headlines on recent astronomy research at
Marshall Space Flight Center. Read about developments in auroras, the sun,
and deep space. New headlines appear every few days.
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Lesson Plans/Activities below. Standard 03 - Students will observe relationships between Earth,
moon, and sun. Astronomy
(Earth, moon, and sun) The Ecliptic and Orbital
Inclination First, the Earth goes around the sun.
Actually, all the planets go around
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We define a year
as the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun.
Another way of defining a year is measuring the time it takes for the sun
to reach certain
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Personalize Help
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Pictures > Sun, The Click Here! all of Yahoo!
just this category Inside Yahoo! August 11 Solar Eclipse News:
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Tri-Valley Stargazers
delivers Eyes on the Skies. See the telescope and the sun,
view past solar events, and learn some astronomy.
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University's astronomy
department offers this tutorial about the sun,
its composition, and solar events. Check out photos, diagrams, and charts.
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Discover the cosmos!
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional
astronomer.
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Big Bear Solar
Observatory (BBSO), 40386 North Shore Lane, Big Bear City, CA 92314-9672, U.S.A. The BBSO is operated by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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Subjects: sun
compass, calculating distance from latitudes or longitudes. Viking Navigation.
The Vikings were certainly more daring as seamen than...
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Institute for Astronomy
at the University of Hawaii. Subjects include astronomy,
Mauna Kea Observatories, Haleakala Observatories, astronomical research
and astronomy education.
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Home. Astronomy
Tutorial. Introduction. The Solar System. The Universe. Stars. Cosmology.
Fun In Astronomy. Discussion Forum. Java Chatroom....
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Welcome to my Video
Astronomy and astrophotography page. Video
images of the Sun, Moon and Planets are featured
in these pages along with a number of deepsky objects photographed using
off the shelf Kodak Gold 1000 film.
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URL | update URL | become an editor | feedback the entire directory only
in Sun/Sun-Earth_Interaction
Top: Science: Astronomy: Solar System: Sun:
Sun-Earth Interaction (6) Observing Aurorae@
(3) See also: Science: Earth Sciences...
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An Illinois amateur
astronomer's society provides a beginner's guide to celestial observation,
with illustrated descriptions and technique tips. Features a 3D star map
and current positions of the sun, moon and stars.
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Amateur Astronomy
SkyWatch for The Dominion Post (by Prof. Jack Littleton) Heavens Above
- Daily predictions for brighter satellites, Whole sky chart, Solar system chart, What time is it ?, Sun and Moon data
for today (All in local time)
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- The Exploratorium's
site focusing on the science, historical accounts, and natural wonder of
solar eclipses. Live webcasts from Europe and Asia on August 11. Eclipse
Chasers -
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Astronomy
201: The Sun and Its Planets Welcome to the
ASTR 201 class web page. Class times, locations, astronomy
lab times, office hours Telescope viewing nights Admininistrative stuff:
grading scheme, textbook Syllabus Study hints Problem sets: Logbook
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SOHO: The Solar
and Heliospheric Observatory
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How Aristarchus
estimated the size of the Sun, a possible
reason for his heliocentric theory
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The Sun.
The sun is an average sized star which is
located in a spiral arm at the edge of our galaxy, one of the billions
of galaxies in the...
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branch of science
that studies the motions and natures of celestial bodies, such as PLANETS,
STARS, thedy of matter and energy in the universe at large. ...
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Explanation of
Observations in Astronomy for an online Physical
Science course.
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Learn about the
importance of the Sun to life on Earth, and
read about solar anatomy and sunspots.
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- countdown clock,
background information, where and when, and a web-cam, from this planetarium
in Germany. Solar Eclipse: Stories From the Path of Totality - The Exploratorium's
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Explore space with
these online courses and tutorials in astronomy
and cosmology for amateur astronomers, stargazers and would-be astronauts.
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(preliminary test version) Sun * Mercury * Venus * Earth * Mars
* Jupiter * Saturn * Uranus * Neptune * Pluto Comets --- Hyakutake * Hale-Bopp
* Halley
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