Sunscapes
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- Original Source:American Museum of Natural History
Conditions of Use:None Specified
Description
Spectacular solar events are controlled by the Sun's magnetic field, which, unlike Earth's, highly variable. Orbiting telescopes can detect the dangerous ultraviolet light it emits and represent it as safe, visible colors. These images are full of information about solar processes like solar coronas and massive coronal mass eruptions and they are spectacular. Tour them at your own pace in this interactive photo gallery, which is accompanied by text explanations of these extraordinary phenomena.
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Bookmarks
Topics and Grades
Grade: PS/Pre-K to 12
Topics: Earth & Space Science
Resource Pedagogy
Resource Type/Classification:
- Source Materials
- Interactives
Tool for: Students