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The active Sun

The magnetic Sun White lightMagnetic field

Solar magnetic fields reach far out into space

Solar magnetic fields reach out into the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere…the corona Temperatures in the corona are million degrees Kelvin

Your chance to see the solar corona Total eclipse of the Sun…August 21, 2017

The 11 Year Solar Cycle The Sun has a “heartbeat”; its properties change on a period of 11 years

Latest data on this sunspot cycle

An indication that our knowledge of the solar cycle is far from perfect

Predictions in 2007 Observations and predictions as of today

Sunspots are the sites of big explosions (solar flares and coronal mass ejections)

The Sunspot Cycle has been going on for a long time Observations show cycle persisting, but “turning off” from 1650 to 1730 (Maunder Minimum)

The Solar Wind A wind past the Earth at 400 km/sec The Sun is “melting away” Density 19 orders of magnitude less than atmosphere A medium for solar events May have “sandblasted” the early atmosphere of Mars

The Lesson for Other Stars Do they also have sunspots, sunspot cycles, etc? How does all this (magnetic fields, solar wind, rotation) relate to the age of a star?

Telescopes The instruments we use to study the universe

More about telescopes What you will be looking through later in the semester Progress in astronomy would have been impossible without them

Telescopes do two things: Collect “Big Piles” of light Magnify object (it looks a lot closer than it is)

Types of Telescopes Refractors Reflectors Radio telescopes None of the above

Reflectors and Refractors Newtonian Cassegrain

Refractors: more details from the book Demo

Reflectors: more details from the book Demo

Formation of an image

Magnification of a telescope The longer the focal length, the higher the magnification

Modern astronomy: instead of an eyepiece, a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD)

Keck Telescopes (Reflectors): 10 meter diameter

Resolution: How small detail can you see with a telescope?

Resolution: smallest angle measurable Angle=wavelength/diameter(telescope) (radians)

Radio Telescopes Wavelength large (1cm – 1 meter typically) so D has to be HUGE

Radio Interferometers: The ultimate in angular resolution

Final topic: the disappearing night sky: The US by night; where is it dark?