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The Peaceful Sun…

The Peaceful Sun…. The Peaceful Sun?. !?. (… as seen in Visible Light…). (…as seen in X-Rays !). Is the Sun made of Gas ?. …Not Exactly…. Q : How to support the Sun against Gravitational Collapse?. A : “ Hydrostatic Equilibrium” between Pressure & Gravity!.

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The Peaceful Sun…

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  1. The Peaceful Sun…

  2. The Peaceful Sun? !? (… as seen in Visible Light…) (…as seen in X-Rays!)

  3. Is the Sun made of Gas? …Not Exactly…

  4. Q: How to support the Sun against Gravitational Collapse? A: “Hydrostatic Equilibrium” between Pressure & Gravity!

  5. Getting to know the Solar Interior… …with “Helioseismology” …and with various other methods… e.g., Neutrinos from Core (see below…)

  6. Layers of the Sun:

  7. During a Total Solar Eclipse… …we can see the Solar “Corona”!

  8. “Sunspots” = Magnetic Storms on the surface of the Sun

  9. Twisted-up Magnetic Fields… …causes the “Solar Cycle” A lack of Sunspots… …led to the “Little Ice Age”!

  10. Solar Violence… Prominences & Flares…

  11. Aurora “Borealis” (Northern Lights) & “Australis” (Southern Lights)

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