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Exploring the Sun

solar xray image YOHKOH Movie Theater
Take a multimedia tour of the Sun using fabulous x-ray images and movies brought to you by the Yohkoh Public Outreach Project. A fabulous site -- you won't be disappointed!
eit solar image The Sun
Extensive introduction to our star, the Sun. Includes educators guides and many dynamic images and videos, including supercomputer simulations of convention. By Calvin Hamilton
solar eclipse A Pictorial Introduction to the Sun
A collection of some 20 slides showing an overview of solar images. Includes views of the Sun in various parts of the spectrum, sunspots, granulation, prominences, total eclipses, coronal mass ejections, the sunspot "butterfly" diagram, and the corona. Each image includes descriptive text. Written by P. Charbonneau and O.R. White of the High Altitude Observatory in Boulder, Colorado.
solar symbol The Sun
A quick overview of the Sun. By Bill Arnett
UV light UV Light
An overview of the different kinds of UV radiation and their effects.
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