by Dr. Michael Adler
The Sun brings us light, heat and we would not be here without it. What do you know about our Star? Do you have any idea of how it produces its light and heat, will it get hotter or cooler, how did it begin and how long it will last, why eclipses and aurora happen, and where did all the elements (O, C, Fe, etc.) in the universe come from? Special note that there will be a total solar eclipse crossing large parts of the U.S. next April. In this talk we will explain all of this and much more.
In addition, have you ever heard about the Parker Solar Probe? It is the first spacecraft to fly into the Sun’s corona (its atmosphere). We will show a video of it flying through one of the massive solar storms at 360,000 mph. It has also determined the source of the solar wind and why the corona temperature is over 1 million degrees while the Sun’s surface is only 6,000 degrees.