Kosmische straling van sterexplosies stimuleert de vorming van wolken die onze planeet afkoelen. Als de zon echter in een actieve bui is, blaast de zonnewind heel wat kosmische straling weg; de aarde kan daardoor warmer worden. Deze opzienbarende…
Intended for graduate students and astronomers seeking an introduction to coronal physics, this textbook strikes a balance between the observational and theoretical aspects of the subject. This second edition takes into account the major…
Dit boek gaat, zoals de titel het zegt, over de Zon en zijn relatie tot de Aarde. Het is een uitgave van Volkssterrenwact MIRA en beschikbaar bij, onder andere, de VVS en Stichting de Koepel. Na een inleiding van Frank Deboosere beginnen we meteen…
Light takes eight minutes to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun. But its journey within the Sun takes hundreds of thousands of years. What is going on in there? What are light and heat? How does the Sun produce them and how on earth did…
Observer le Soleil : la pratique de la passion solaire peut revêtir des formes bien diverses, de l’observation visuelle à l’imagerie à haute résolution, de l’usage d’instruments du commerce « clefs en main » à la conception et la réalisation complète…
This is a comprehensive biography of the sun, written by leading BBC journalist David Whitehouse. Since man first became conscious he has sought to understand the nature of the sun; he has worshipped it, been inspired to produce great art about it,…
Unlike the myriad points of light we gaze at in the night sky, our nearest star allows us to study the wonders of stellar workings at blindingly close range - from a mere 93 million miles away. And what do we see? In this book, two of the world's…
Jack Zirker takes us on an imaginary voyage from the centre of the sun to its surface, showing us how sunlight is made and finally following the sun's energy to the far reaches of the solar system. Along the way, he introduces the basic processes at…