Lab 11: Our Sun
The Sun Right Now! (SOHO)
Structure and Layers
An All-in-one Image of the sun
Another all-in-one
The Core
The Core (15,000,000K)
Radiative Zone
Radiative Zone (7-2,000,000K)
Convection Zone/Photosphere
Convective Zone/Granulation (2,000,000-5770K)
Photosphere (5770K), Spots
Chromosphere
Chromosphere (6000-20,000K), Filaments, Plages
Corona
Corona (> 1,000,000K)
Solar Cycles and Activity
11 Year Period
Solar Min/Solar Max
Butterfly Diagram
Sunspot Number Prediction
Magnetic Field of Bar Magnet in a Ferrofluid
Solar Flares Go Boom
NASA Cartoon Version (really cool!)
Multimission Zoom including RHESSI
Largest EVER solar flare (X28)
Why we should care
Blackouts caused