Our Explosive Sun A Visual Feast of Our Source of Light and Life /

• Main Author: Brekke, Pal (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2012.
• Subjects: Physics.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

The center of our Solar System is a star, one among billions of stars in our own galaxy. This star, which we call the Sun, gives rise to all life on Earth, is the driver of the photosynthesis in plants, and is the source of all food, energy, and fossil fuels on Earth. For us humans, the Sun as seen...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1: A Star Among Billions
• Chapter 2: The Sun's Location in the Solar System
• Chapter 3: The Structure of the Sun
• Chapter 4: How Do We Study the Sun?.-Chapter 5: The Sun - A Variable Star
• Chapter 6: The Northern Lights and Space Weather/- Chapter 7: The Sun and Life on Earth
• Chapter 8: How Humans Depend on the Sun
• Chapter 9: How You Can Study the Sun and the Aurora
• Chapter 10: Modern Research on the Sun, the Northern Lights, and Space Weather
• Useful Resources.