We are in a Revolutionary Period in our Understanding of the Sun because of New Data 10 Years of YOHKOH X-Ray Images 12 Years of SOHO Magnetograms, Dopplergrams, EUV Images and Spectra 12 Years of SOHO Magnetograms, Dopplergrams, EUV Images and Spectra 7 Years of TRACE EUV Images 4 Years of RHESSI Gamma Ray Spectral Images 4 Years of RHESSI Gamma Ray Spectral Images 1

Plus 3 Years of Swedish VTT 1 m Diffraction Limited Magnetograms, Dopplergrams, Spectral Images, and Spectra in UV, Visible, and near IR 3 Years of Swedish VTT 1 m Diffraction Limited Magnetograms, Dopplergrams, Spectral Images, and Spectra in UV, Visible, and near IR 3 Years of SMEI All Sky White Light Images 2

Our Interpretation of the New Data is Enhanced by: Numerical Simulations of: Convection Solar Dynamos The Interior Constitution The Outer Atmosphere New Understanding of Atomic and Molecular Physics New Theories of Magnetic and Acoustic Heating Mechanisms Numerical Simulations of: Convection Solar Dynamos The Interior Constitution The Outer Atmosphere New Understanding of Atomic and Molecular Physics New Theories of Magnetic and Acoustic Heating Mechanisms 3

The Future is Bright: New Observatories on the Earth 1.5 m Gregor Tenerife ~ m Gregor Tenerife ~ m ATST NSO ~ m ATST NSO ~ m Sunrise Long Duration Balloon ~ m Sunrise Long Duration Balloon ~ 2008 Frequency Agile Radio Array in Study Phase Frequency Agile Radio Array in Study Phase m NST BBSO ~ m NST BBSO ~ 2007

And in Space - 1 Launch 2006 STEREO Stereo Pair EUV Images, Coronagraph Images, and in Situ Measurements Launch 2006 SOLAR B Visible Polarimetry and Spectral Images, EUV Spectra, EUV and X-Ray Images Launch 2006 SOLAR B Visible Polarimetry and Spectral Images, EUV Spectra, EUV and X-Ray Images Launch 2008 SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY Full Disk Vector Magnetograms, Dopplergrams, EUV Images, and Spectral Irradiance Monitoring Launch 2008 SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY Full Disk Vector Magnetograms, Dopplergrams, EUV Images, and Spectral Irradiance Monitoring 5

And in Space - 2 Launch 2006 GOES N x-Ray Imager, Total x-Ray Flux, Particle Flux Launch 2006 GOES N x-Ray Imager, Total x-Ray Flux, Particle Flux Launch 2013 MAGNETOSPHERIC MULTISCALE MISSION 3D Structure of Earth’s Magnetosphere Launch 2013 MAGNETOSPHERIC MULTISCALE MISSION 3D Structure of Earth’s Magnetosphere Launch 2013 SOLAR ORBITER Close Up Measurements of Solar Atmosphere and Particle Fluxes Launch 2013 SOLAR ORBITER Close Up Measurements of Solar Atmosphere and Particle Fluxes 6