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Stories of the Sun
- Video Tape only
- Title Stories of the Sun
- Released: 01/07/1999
- Language English
- Footage Type
- Copyright ESA
- Description
Made just prior to the August 1999 Solar Eclipse, this video looks at the actions of the Sun and the instruments used to study it.
Chapters are organised as follows:
LANTERN OF THE WORLD: an overview covering the solar wind and Europe's solar spacecraft
UNDER THE SUN: the structure and actions of the Sun
SOLAR TANTRUMS: solar cycles, coronal mass ejections, effects on space-based technologies
BLOWING IN THE SOLAR WIND: a description of the solar wind, and findings of the spacecraft which have examined it
COVER THE LIGHT: SOHO images of coronal mass ejections, comets hitting the Sun
MAGNETIC MINEFIELDS: the Sun's 'magnetic carpet'
SOLAR ARMADA: a more detailed look at missions Ulysses, SOHO and Cluster
SONG OF THE SUN: how scientists have been able to study the ways in which the Sun works, including recording the sound it makesNot available