Heliology (THE SUN/ECLIPSES) with India Jackson and Dr. Michael Kirk
Sunset flimflam! Auroras! Eclipse tips! Let’s get to know the center of our solar system, the Sun, as the April 8th eclipse approaches. What is it made of? How big is it? Will it explode soon? Why can’t I stare at it? And why is it wearing sunglasses? Dr. Michael Kirk and almost-Dr. India Jackson are brilliant and charming Heliologists who have both worked with NASA’s heliophysics departments. Get to know them and also the giant hot plasma ball we revolve around. You’ll never (not look at it) the same.
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Watch NASA’s Total Solar Eclipse Live Broadcast on April 8, 2024
Donations went to Astronomers Without Borders and the Grady Memorial Hospital Health Foundation
Links to things we discussed:
The sun won't die for 5 billion years, so why do humans have only 1 billion years left on Earth?
They Might Be Giants - Why Does the Sun Really Shine? (The Sun is a Miasma of Incandescent Plasma)
Research provides insight into how heavy elements such as gold and platinum reach our galaxy
Solar Flares (Radio Blackouts)
The Sun just released the most powerful solar flare this cycle. Expect more
Powerful Solar Flare Causes Radio Blackout Over Western US
The Time Machine a book by H. G. Wells
NASA SVS | 5000 Years of Total Solar Eclipses
Scientists may finally know why the sun's outer atmosphere is so freakishly hot
Polarisation of decayless kink oscillations of solar coronal loops
The Earth's Ionosphere: A Wall-Less Plasma Laboratory
Could The Sun Be Conscious? Enter The Unorthodox World Of Panpsychism
The Colors of Sunset and Twilight
Nuclear fusion breakthrough – what is it and how does it work?
The Carrington Solar Flares of 1859: Consequences on Life
Eye Safety for Total Solar Eclipses
Solar eclipse glasses: Where to buy the best, high-quality eyewear
Nuclear fusion breakthrough – what is it and how does it work?
NASA: Understanding the Magnetic Sun
Coronal mass ejections: What are they and how do they form?
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