Solar Rotation and Activity

1

• Solar Rotation and Activity
• Project Notes

2
Sun in Ha filter (Sept 22)
Plage White areas seen best in filter images
consist of numerous faculae Filaments Darker
areas (cooler) rising above solar surface. Seen
only in filtered images. Sunspots Darker
(cooler) areas, seen in filtered and white light
images
3
Solar Rotation
4
(No Transcript)
5
Rotation in the Solar Interior
25.7 d
33.0 d
Radiative-Convection border
6
Solar Rotation vs. latitude
25.7 days
33.0 days
7
Soar White Light This Morning