The Quiet Sun

Presents some of the new techniques being used to study the sun and makes note of the vast wealth of data that have been acquired. Updates information about the sun as found during the International Years of the Quiet Sun (IQSY) from 1964 to 1965. Demonstrates the solar cycle of eleven years in quiet and active years. Visits Kitt Peak National Observatory, Mt. Wilson, and Stanford University's Solar Radio Observatory.

More in Sun and the Earth Series

  1. The Active Sun 1968
  2. The Quiet Sun 1968

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