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 »
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 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 »
SmartPhone Application
SolarMonitor.org – SmartPhone Application Peter Gallagher 15 Dec 2011 Peter Gallagher Trinity College Dublin computer scientists and solar physicists have partnered to produce a web app that allows… Read More »
Solar Dynamics Observatory, SDO
(This post was provided by Caroline Alexander, UCLan, UK) SDO Mission Overview The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a satellite that was launched into orbit in February 2010. SDO is… Read More »
The Sun gets active with X-class solar flares
September 2011 was an active month for the Sun. Active region number AR1302 unleashed two X-class flares as it appeared on the disk of the Sun, and seemed to be ready… Read More »
