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Web Sites

AAS Solar Physics Division - [Greenbelt, Md] Members, organization, news, meetings, contacts.

Analemma - Explains the phenomenon - the Sun's apparent path in the sky - including simple animations.

Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network - Who they are and what they do. Also includes background information, results, data.

Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center - Based at NASA/GSFC. Includes sections about the Sun, the cosmic rays and the history of its study.

Current Solar Data - An unofficial archive of NOAA GOES solar data.

Current Solar Data - Offers real time images and observations of the Sun from a variety of ground and space sources.

Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) - Offers documents and overview from a series of projects with focus on magnetosphere studies.

Global Oscillation Network Group - Features project overview and news of a group attempting to measure the oscillations of the Sun's interior.

Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG) - Extensive information about the group and the project, which aims to conduct a detailed study of solar internal structure and dynamics using helioseismology.

Helio- and Asteroseismology - Offers introduction to the science of solar oscillations.

How Stuff Works: Sun - In-depth illustrated description of the Sun, its surface, atmosphere, sunspots, solar prominences and solar flares.

NASA/Marshall Solar Physics - The Solar Physics Branch of Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) is composed of 15 scientists involved in various studies of the physics of the Sun.

Solar Images from SDAC - Daily pictures from the SOHO and Yohkoh space platforms, the US National Solar Observatory, and the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory.

Stanford Solar Center - Presents a collection of educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.

Sun Position Calculator - Calculates Sun azimuth and altitude for a given location and date.

The Analemma Project - An analemma photograph is featured with a detailed description of how it was created.

The Inconstant Sun - From NASA Science News, experiment on board shuttle mission STS-107 is monitoring the Sun's variable brightness and its link to terrestrial climate change.

The Michelson Doppler Imager - Provides results and science of an experiment flown on the SOHO spacecraft to study solar oscillations.

The Nine Planets: Sun - General information, some statistical data and links.

The Virtual Sun - Virtual tour of the sun which uses images, diagrams, and movies to illustrate subjects such as solar wind, solar flares, the solar surface and sunspots.

The Virtual Sun - A virtual tour with basic information. Some movies also available.

Views of the Solar System: Sun - Pictures, animations, general information and data.

Windows to the Univers: Sun - Overview including general information, data, pictures, news, historical and mythological background.

YPOP Tour of the Sun - Educational information about the Sun.

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