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Stellar Coronae
http://www3.gettysburg.edu/~marschal/clea/CLEAhome.html
- This lab, 'The flow of energy out of the Sun', was produced by Project CLEA. It shows how photons diffuse in a random-walk pattern from the core of a star, and how spectral lines are formed by random processes of absorption and re-emission in its atmosphere.
- The CLEA Project is associated with Gettysburg College, and develops laboratory exercises which illustrate modern astronomical techniques using digital data and color images. They are suitable for high school and college classes at all levels, but come with defaults set for use in introductory astronomy classes for non-science majors.
Books
- Hufbauer, K., Exploring the Sun: Solar Science Since Galileo, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. This book contains a more recent historical account of the development of solar physics from the early seventeenth century to the present. For students in high school and above.
- White, O. R. (ed), The Solar Radiative Output and its Variations, Colorado Associated University Press, 1977. This book talks about the influence of solar variability on the Earth's climate. For students in high school and above.
Gaustad, John & Zeilik, Michael, Astronomy: The Cosmic Perspective- second edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990. This text was designed for an introductory astronomy course for upper high school or undergraduate students who want a comprehensive view and understanding of modern astronomy, including the Sun and stellar coronae (see Chapter 16).
Giacconi, R. & Gursky, H., X-Ray Astronomy, D. Reidel Publishing Company. Known as a 'classic' X-ray astronomy text book. Includes discussion of stellar coronae (see Chapters 1, 2, & 5) at a level intended for the undergraduate science major, or above.
Giacconi, R. & Tucker, W., The X-ray Universe, Harvard University Press, 1985. Considered to be another 'classic' X-ray astromomy text book. Includes discussion of stellar coronae (see Chapter 12) at a level intended for the undergraduate science major, or above.
Slide Sets
Space Physics and Aeronomy (SPA) Researchers Classroom Assistant Slide Set. This also has an information guide for high school classroom presentations. Topics include solar-terrestrial physics, magnetosphere, plasma, sunspots, aurora and much more. (24 slides, $30.00). For more information, contact the American Geophysical Union at http://www.agu.org/pubs/order.html