The Sun and How to Observe It

• Main Author: Jenkins, Jamey L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Astronomers' Observing Guides,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Popular Science in Astronomy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09498-4

Without the Sun, all life on Earth would perish. But what exactly do we know about this star that lights, heats, and powers Earth? Actually, we know quite a lot, thanks mainly to a host of eager solar observers. Looking directly at the Sun is EXTREMELY hazardous. But many astronomers, both professio...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• The Sun, Yesterday and Today
• Some Basics of Solar Observing
• Observing the White Light Sun
• White Light Solar Features
• Recording White Light Observations
• Observing the Monochromatic Sun
• Monochromatic Solar Features
• Solar Photography
• Where Do You Go from Here?- Appendix A: Resources
• Appendix B: Glossary of Solar-Related Terms
• Appendix C: Daily Solar Ephemeris, July 2008-January 2012.