This is the basic information:
Basic characteristics -
1) G-type main sequence star comprising 99.8632 percent of the mass of the solar system.
2) Plasmatic, not solid.
3) Heavy-element rich star.
4) No defined boundry; the outer surface slowly dissipates into space.
5) Sun will only last approximately 6 billion more years, when it will expand into a massive red giant.
Structure -
1) Core - where fusion occurs.
2) Radiative zone - transfers heat from the core by means of rediation.
3) Convective zone - transfers heat from the radiative zone to the surface by convection.
4) Photosphere - zone where sunlight is free to exit into space from the core.
5) Atmosphere - region which extends from the photosphere to the outer regions of the sun.
Observation -
Distance from Earth: 1.496x10^8 km (1 AU)
Visual Brightness: -26.74
Absolute Magnitude: 4.83
Orbital -
Mean distance from Milky Way core: ~26,000 light years
Galatic Rotation Period: 2.25-2.5x10^8 years
Velocity: ~220km/s (relative to galatic centre); ~20km/s (relative to other stars nearby)
Physical characteristics -
Diameter - 1.392x10^6km (or, 109 times the diameter of Earth)
Radius - 6.955x10^5km
Circumference: 4.379x10^6km
Surface area: 6.0877x10^12km^2 (or, 11,990 times that of Earth)
Volume: 1.412x10^18km^3 (or, 1,300,000 times that of Earth)
Mass: 1.9891x10^30kg (or, 332,990 times that of Earth)
Density: 1.408x10^3kg/m^3
Surface gravity: 27.94g (or, 28 times that of Earth)
Temperature of the core: 15.7x10^6 kelvins
Temperature of the surface: 5,778 kelvins
Rotation chracteristics -
Obliquity: 7.25 degrees
Rotation period: 25.38 days
Rotation velocity: 7,189km/h
Composition (by mass) -
Hydrogen: 73.46%
Helium: 24.85%
Oxygen: 0.77%
Carbon: 0.29%
Iron: 0.16%
Sulphur: 0.12%
Neon: 0.12%
Nitrogen: 0.09%
Silicon: 0.07%
Magnesium: 0.05%
one interesting thing that nobody can explain yet is that the corona is so much hotter than the surface of the sun! you'd think the farther away you get from the Sun, the cooler it would be, well for some reason that isn't so! (the corona is the white streamers/halo only visible during solar eclipses because it isn't nearly as bright as the sun itself)
There's nothing unique about light. What we call "light" is merely a small range of frequencies of electromagnetic energy, which propagates essentially forever through space until it hits something. Light has been around since the big bang, and will be around until the end of the universe.
Light acts as both an electromagnetic wave and, paradoxically, as a particle or "quantum" of energy called a photon. The only thing that distinguishes one photon from another is its energy, and all photons of the same energy are absolutely identical.
SUNSPOTS: Sunsports are very dark spots ont he Sun's surface. These are thousands of kilometres across and more than likely will occur in pairs. Sunsports are dark because they are slioghtly less hotter than the rest of the Sun. As the Sun rotates, the Spots slowly corss the surface of the Sun. The average number fo spots reaches a maximum every 11 years, scientist's believe that suport maximums are linked to stormier weather on Earth.
SOLAR FLARES: solar flares are a large fountain of flame like tounges of hot hydrogen that loop an estimated measurement of 32,000 km into space.
SOLAR WIND: The solar wind is the stream of radioactive particles constantly blowing out form the Sun at hundreds of kilometres per second. The Earth is protected by its magnetic feild.\, but at the Poles, the Solar Wind interects with Earth's atmosphere to create the aurora borealis or nothern lights.
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The active Sun is said to have seven features. It will have a corona, sunspots, flare, prominence, coronal mass ejection, loops, convection cells, granules, and radio frequency emissions.
Without the Sun - we would not exist
it gives light to earth so we can have energy
and its made out of 75% hydrogen and 25%helium
The only really unusual thing about the sun, compared to other stars in general, is
the fact that it's the one that supports the only life in the universe that we know of.
It is very bright.
The sun is special because it keeps us alive if it wasn't for the sun we wouldn't survive.The sun helps us grow food and helps us with everything
its need of nature which makes sun shine daily
A special telescope that is used to study the Sun's corona is called a coronograph.
The sun is the brightest star in the universe. It is special because it provides energy for every plant and animal on Earth.
it makes the sun look like the sun is rising because were actually moving up then the sun looks like it is rising
what makes kentucky so special
Kellogg makes Special K
the sun makes shadows by reflecting of something
it makes it special because is so peacefull
She makes special brownies. she made them so much, she became special
what makes Alaska special is its oil gold and seafood
What makes a Lamborghini special Well, being a Lamborghini makes it special! That's how it is when it comes to awesome cars like those!
helium is the gas which makes most of the sun
Photosynthesis is when the sun makes food
The sun is special because it keeps us alive if it wasn't for the sun we wouldn't survive.The sun helps us grow food and helps us with everything
because there special
Everyone is special