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Discusses the structure and rotation of the sun, sunspots, magnetic fields, sunspot cycles, the corona, and solar flares
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I like this book, since it gives the basic science of the Sun and its atmosphere. Although written for the interested layman, it can be a little technical, and there have been many developments since the book was published in 1984. Still, it is readable, and the underlying physics of the Sun has not changed since that time.
My favorite chapter, as it relates to eclipses, is the one on the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, which only becomes visible during the few minutes of totality. The author explains that almost all of the corona's light is scattered light, by…
From Nick's list on The best books about the greatest spectacles in nature, total eclipses of the Sun.
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