Slide 1
Facts about the Sun
Other stuff about the Sun
The Sun is big!
Names of things on the
Sun
The Sun is the source of
all our energy
The Sun’s energy comes
from its core
You can see different
parts of the Sun by looking in different colors
The Sun’s rotation
Sunspots
Sunspots underlie coronal
active regions
The Sun’s magnetic field
Coronal Active Regions
The Solar Cycle
Comparing the Sun: 1996
to 1999
A Coronal Mass Ejection
(CME)
Strong CME and proton
blast
Solar flares from an
active region
CMEs busting out all over
How to recognize an
Earth-bound CME
Sigmoids in the X-ray
corona
S marks the spot
animation
Space weather: a CME
approaching Earth
Earth’s Magnetosphere and
a CME
Earth’s magnetosphere
reacting to a CME
Auroras often occur when
a CME hits Earth
Spectacular aurora
The auroral oval
CME impact on Earth’s
magnetosphere
Aurora as seen from space
Powerful magnetic storm:
1989
When CMEs impact our
magnetosphere
How can we prepare for
CMEs?
Many related Web sites
can be explored
Web sites about Solar Max