Thursday, January 30, 2014

APOD 3.3

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This photo of the sun's surface shows that, although it may not be a busy day on the sun, there is still booming activity occuring. The ultraviolet light setting allows us to see the flares in a more difinitive view and be able to distinguish between the hotter and cooler areas of the sun. Magnetic field loops heavily influence these solar flares, sun spots, and temperature changes throughout the sun's composition and atmosphere.I chose this photo because he have recently discussed a chapter on the sun and took a test on it and I find it convenient to relate my weekly APODs to classroom lessons as much as possible.




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