New Views of the Sun Published by SOHO Age Group: Age 8 and Up Type: Science License: free

NEW VIEWS OF THE SUN

This is a large 2 sided poster in PDF format. It includes color images taken using instruments aboard the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft, launched in 1995. It discusses the questions that SOHO was designed to address: what it's like inside the sun, why the corona is so hot, what accelerates the solar wind, and how the sun's magnetic field is created.

The poster includes an activity to demonstrate the concept of resonant frequencies, along with suggestions to investigate the natural frequencies of common objects. Use this resource to learn something new about the Sun.

Ages 12 up

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Requires:
Color Mac, Adobe Acrobat Reader

Filename: soho_poster.pdf

Filesize: 813 k

Download Sites:

US : http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/