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The Southern Ocean, Off Antarctica
An Ocean without Barriers By Ewa Karczewska ‘It’s still dark. I looked at my watch. It’s only 2.30am. I can’t sleep. The ship is rolling so much. I… Read More »
Prominences and Filaments
Prominences and Filaments (photo of a prominence by David Evans) by Jack Carlyle Did you know that the Sun emits a lot of ultraviolet light, UV, as well as… Read More »
Science of Northern Lights Aurora Borealis
Science of the Northern Lights Aurora Borealis by Pål Brekke Sir Edmund Halley suggested the aurora was caused by magnetic liquid evaporating from pores in the polar region… Read More »
Northern Lights, a Magic Light Display
Northern Lights, a Magical Light Display by Pål Brekke Folklore about the Northern Lights For thousands of years people in the northern part of the world have marvelled… Read More »
Sunspots – ‘Hot Spots’ or ‘Cool Spots’?
Sunspots can tell us when to expect a solar flare. Join in the fun by logging on to http://www.sunspotter.org Calling all sunspotters – your help is needed to… Read More »
Sunspots and Climate Change
It was exceptionally cold in Europe in February 2012, with temperatures in England dropping to -16°C. That’s colder than some parts of Antarctica (well it is summer down… Read More »
RHESSI Solar Observatory
by Hazel Bain What is RHESSI? The Sun has recently been getting very active again, and there have been several X-class solar flares. The Reuven Ramaty High… Read More »
The Transit of Venus 2012
This article was provided by Lee Macdonald. On Wednesday 6 June 2012 the planet Venus will make a rare passage in front of the Sun as seen from Earth…. Read More »
The Northern Lights Aurora Borealis
This photo of the northern lights aurora borealis was taken in Kvaløya close to Tromsø, Norway, by Bjørn Jørgensen. January 2012 provided a spectacular display of lights (aurorae) in the northern… Read More »
The Sun Today
The Sun Today facebooksite (http://www.facebook.com/thesuntoday) is full of interesting facts and figures about the Sun. It is produced by a young,dynamic duo: C. Alex Young and Ryan Milligan…. Read More »