Astronomy 210
Lecture 28, Nov 1
Fall 2010
Lecture Notes:
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Changing Gears:
The Big Picture
The Sun
The Sun: Stability
hydrostatic equilibrium
stability
solar response to
flare
Surface Features
Photosphere
current
white-light
image
granulation
Sunspots
; closeup
side view
sunspot cycle:
past century
,
recorded history
solar spin
movie
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Brian Fields
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