Brilliant Illuminations Let’s Talk About the SUN

The basics Why Study the Sun? The climate connection Space Weather The sun as a STAR The sun as a Physical Laboratory

Why Study the Sun?

The climate connection

Space Weather

The sun as a STAR

The sun as a Physical Laboratory

The Solar Dynamo Magnetic Fields http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/magbfly.jpg The Omega Effect http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/omega.gif The Alpha Effect http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/alpha.gif

Magnetic Fields http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/magbfly.jpg

The Omega Effect http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/omega.gif

The Alpha Effect http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/alpha.gif

The Meridional Flow http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/theflows.gif

The Meridional Flow http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/theflows.gif

A Word About Geomagnetic Activity Geomagnetic Storms http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Magnetosphere_simple.jpg Substorms Aurora

Geomagnetic Storms http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Magnetosphere_simple.jpg

Substorms

Aurora

Sunspots Sunspot numbers http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/zurich.gif The Maunder Minimum http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_yearly.jpg

Sunspot numbers http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/zurich.gif

The Maunder Minimum http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_yearly.jpg

The Butterfly Diagram http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/bfly.gif Sunspot Cycle Predictions http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_predict_l.gif

The Butterfly Diagram http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/bfly.gif

Sunspot Cycle Predictions http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_predict_l.gif

The Solar Cycle History Impacts of the Solar cycle Solar irradiance http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Solar-cycle-data.png Short-wavelength radiation http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Yohkoh_solar_cycle.jpg

History

Impacts of the Solar cycle

Solar irradiance http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Solar-cycle-data.png

Short-wavelength radiation http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Yohkoh_solar_cycle.jpg

Geoeffective eruptive phenomena Coronal Mass ejections http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/CoronalMassEjection.jpg Solar Flares http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Solarflare_hinode.png Cosmic Ray Flux

Geoeffective eruptive phenomena

Coronal Mass ejections http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/CoronalMassEjection.jpg

Solar Flares http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Solarflare_hinode.png

Cosmic Ray Flux

Most recent Solar Cycle News New Solar Cycle 24 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/solarcycle24/newspot.jpg Whoops! Old Cycle Return??? http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/mag450_strip.gif CME of March 25 th 2008 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/cme_c3_med.gif

New Solar Cycle 24 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/solarcycle24/newspot.jpg

Whoops! Old Cycle Return??? http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/mag450_strip.gif

CME of March 25 th 2008 http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/cme_c3_med.gif

Radio Burst- Type II http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/s20080325_1855ut_TypeII_Ashcraft.mp3 Radio Burst Charting http://spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=David-Thomas-080325182456_1206534597.jpg Solar cycle Prediction http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_predict_l.gif

Radio Burst- Type II http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/s20080325_1855ut_TypeII_Ashcraft.mp3

Radio Burst Charting http://spaceweather.com/submissions/large_image_popup.php?image_name=David-Thomas-080325182456_1206534597.jpg

Solar cycle Prediction http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/images/ssn_predict_l.gif

NASA Audio Old & New Solar Cycle http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/audio/story.mp3

NASA Audio Old & New Solar Cycle http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/images/oldcycle/audio/story.mp3