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Astronomy The Study of Planets, Stars, Galaxies, and More
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The Sun as our star Center of the Solar System 4.5 billion years old 2/3 of the way from the center of the galaxy
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Sun vs the rest of the solar system 109 x bigger than Earth 300,000 x more massive than Earth
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Sun vs other stars
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Layers of the Sun Inside: Core 18 million o F Radiative zone 9 mill o F Convection zone 9 million o F ~ 10,000 o F Surface: Photosphere 10,000 o F Atmosphere: Chromosphere 35,000 o F Corona 3.6 million o F
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A Closer Look at the Sun Granulation = boiling bubbling surface
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A Closer Look at the Sun Sunspots Slows convection = cooler ( 2800 K ), darker
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Run out of fuel Planetary nebula + White dwarf Death of the Sun
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Sun activity
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