The outer parts of the sun
- Knowing about light, we can study the more about the outer parts of the sun. In particular, the photosphere, sunspots, the sunspot cycle, the chromosphere, the corona, solar flares. [Cf. CM Ch. 16 on the sun.]
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Davison E. Soper, Institute of Theoretical Science,
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