September 27, 2018
Rajmal Jain from the Indian Space Research Organization in Ahmedabad, India will present "The Dynamic Sun." Everyone welcome to attend. Free pizza.
The Sun is most important for us on the Earth. Without the energy from the Sun: heat and light, the Earth would be a lifeless ball of ice-coated rock. The Sun warms our seas, stirs our atmosphere, generates our weather patterns, and gives energy to the growing green plants that provide the food and oxygen for life on the Earth. Thus study of the Sun is extremely important. In my presentation I will try to address important question such as: why and how the Sun shines, is the rotation of the San similar to earth, what are the dark spots, how they form, and what is the ingredient of the spots? I will also discuss the explosions taking place in the sunspot regions known as flares and coronal mass ejection (CME), and explore the possible influence of the sunspots, flares and CMEs on the Earth as well as on the other planets. Currently the Sun is heading to low solar activity and I will present what would be future because it is related to Earth’s weather and climate. The exploration of the Sun from the ground and space over the globe will also be presented along with motivation to students why the solar astronomy is very important for future prospects.
Further information
- Location: Tome 115
- Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Cost: Free