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Solar Photon Random Walk  [ Computer Program ]
  
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The Solar Photon Random Walk Model simulates the path of photons in radiative transport as they escape from the Sun. Photons do not travel in a straight line, but rather collide with…
https://psrc.aapt.org/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=11349&DocID=2343
The Sun 
  
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This material uses the Sun as an example of diverse parts of physics. Topics include weather and climate, magnetism and the interplanetary field, color, spectra and the…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sunopen.htm
Secrets of the Polar Aurora 
  
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This site provides information about the appearance and physics of the polar aurora. The article discusses the relation of the aurora to the Earth's magnetic field, the electric…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/aurora.htm
The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere 
  
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This site provides a non-mathematical overview of research on the magnetic fields and space environment around Earth. It includes articles on particles, electromagnetic forces, the…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/Intro.html
Sunlight and the Earth - Climate and Weather 
  
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These web pages trace the processes involved in the sun's impact on weather. This is an exploration of the importance of radiation and reflection of light, both visible and…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sun1lite.htm
The Sundial 
  
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This web page discusses why and how sundials tell time. It provides instructions for teachers and students on how to create a paper sundial, tells how to design sundials for…
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sundial.htm
Substorms - Magnetic Storms and Space Weather 
  
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This web page describes magnetic substorms and storms, their properties, and their relations to charged particle flow and auroras. It includes descriptions of the magnetic field…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/wsubstrm.html
Sky Observing Project 
  
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This guide describes a novel project structure for sky observations commonly assigned in introductory level astronomy students at either the high school or undergraduate level. The…
http://wp.towson.edu/jescott/observingprojectguide/
The Sun  
  
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This is a set of four web pages giving a brief and elementary overview of sunspots, flares and coronal mass ejections. It includes some early history and the articles by Schwabe…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/wsun.html
The Solar Wind 
  
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This set of web pages provide an elementary introduction to the solar wind, starting with evidence from comet tails and continuing to Parker's theory of the Sun's corona and…
http://www.phy6.org/Education/wsolwind.html
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