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The Sun: A Pictorial Introduction

This slide-based introduction to solar physics touches on many of the major topics that solar scientists at HAO are working on.

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Pictorial Introduction to the Sun

The Solar Disk in White Light

The Solar Disk in White Light

July 30, 1991: 10Å Ca K image

The Solar Disk in Broadband Ca K

June 14, 1994: G-Band image

Sunspot and Granulation

10Å Ca K image and magnetogram

Solar Magnetogram

July 3, 1991: Magnetogram image

Magnetogram of Active Region and Sunspot Pairs

August 11, 1980: Hα image

The Sun in Hα

June 4, 1946: Hα photograph of Grand Daddy prominence

The Grand Daddy Prominence

Hα image and Magnetogram [up close]

Hα Filaments and Magnetogram

February 16, 1980: White light image

Total Solar Eclipse of 1980

March 18, 1988: White light image

Total Solar Eclipse of 1988

January 6, 1993 and February 7, 1993: Soft-Xray images

The Sun in X-rays

April 22, 1994: Two coronal images

The Solar Corona in White Light and X-rays

August 18, 1980: White Light image

A Coronal Mass Ejection

April 14, 1980 and Oct 24, 1989: White Light images

Two More Coronal Mass Ejections

Two examples of solar activity as seen in X-rays

Solar Activity in X-rays

Sequences of white light images (left), and corresponding magnetic inclination maps (right)

White Light and Magnetic Flux

Sunspots visible on the solar disk vary continuously at any given time

The Sunspot Cycle

Butterfly diagram for the time period 1900–1993

The Butterfly Diagram

Two solar magnetograms taken in the descending phases of cycles 21 and 22

Hale's Sunspot Polarity Law

Soft X-ray images from the Yohkoh satellite

The Corona Through the Solar Cycle

Solar-Terrestrial Interactions

Solar-Terrestrial Interactions

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Education

  • The Sun: A Pictorial Introduction
  • Questions and Answers About the Sun
  • Solar Physics Historical Timeline
  • Famous Solar-Stellar Scientists
  • Solar Astronomy in the Prehistoric Southwest
  • Suggested Reading
  • Additional Educational Resources
  • The Solar Disk in White Light
  • The Solar Disk in Broadband Ca K
  • Sunspot and Granulation
  • Solar Magnetogram
  • Magnetogram of Active Region and Sunspot Pairs
  • The Sun in Hα
  • The Grand Daddy Prominence
  • Hα Filaments and Magnetogram
  • Total Solar Eclipse of 1980
  • Total Solar Eclipse of 1988
  • The Sun in X-rays
  • The Solar Corona in White Light and X-rays
  • A Coronal Mass Ejection
  • Two More Coronal Mass Ejections
  • Solar Activity in X-rays
  • White Light and Magnetic Flux
  • The Sunspot Cycle
  • The Butterfly Diagram
  • Hale's Sunspot Polarity Law
  • The Corona Through the Solar Cycle
  • Solar-Terrestrial Interactions
  • Credits

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This material is based upon work supported by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, a major facility sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.