The Sun

• Introduction (6:33): mp4, mp3
• The Solar atmosphere (2:54): mp4, mp3
• What makes the Sun shine (11:47): mp4, mp3
• Hydrostatic equilibrium in the Sun (6:38): mp4, mp3
• Helioseismology (3:50): mp4, mp3
• Solar wind, Earth aurorae, and comet tails (9:09): mp4, mp3
• Sunspots (4:35): mp4, mp3
• Magnetic fields in sunspots; solar prominences (8:48): mp4, mp3
• Solar flares (2:15): mp4, mp3
• Reversal of polarity of the Sun's magnetic field (1:14): mp4, mp3

• The Sun
• Helioseismology, solar neutrinos, and the solar wind
• Sunspots and the solar cycle

• Proton-proton chain nuclear reaction: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• CNO-cycle nuclear reaction: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

• Introduction: Sixty Symbols (University of Nottingham) ( 5:42); NASA
• basic solar data: E.G. Blackman (University of Rochester)
• basic solar structure: University of Montana; Nick Strobel (Bakersfield College)

• The Solar atmosphere: B. Ryden (Ohio State University)
• helioseismology: list of resources and overview from the Stanford Solar Center; NASA
• BONUS: Recent observations of the Sun's atmosphere K.C. Fox (NASA)

• What makes the Sun shine: B. Ryden (Ohio State University)
• a history of theories of solar function: J. Bahcall (IAS)
• hydrostatic equilibrium: B. Ryden (Ohio State University)
• light's journey from the core to outside the sun: Montana State University Solar Center
• radiation zone: Montana State University Solar Center
• convection zone: Montana State University Solar Center

• The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory: SNO; SNOLAB

• Solar Wind: NASA; BONUS: Basics of the Solar Wind, N. Meyer-Vernet (University of Paris)
• aurorae on Earth and other planets: ; aurora gallery (compiled by B. Mitrović); do solar storms affect whale navigation? M. McGrath, BBC
• comet tails: NASA; BONUS: Lots more information about comets, including a game: Center for Science Education (UC Berkeley)

• Sunspots
• introduction: B. Ryden (Ohio State University); The Galileo Project (Rice University)
• sunspot cycles and their effect on Earth's weather: NASA
• a model for sunspots: Babcock model, Wikipedia
• solar magnetism: Center for Science Education (UC Berkeley); NASA
• solar flares: NASA; space.com
• solar prominences: NASA
• reversal of polarity of the Sun's magnetic field: NASA
• The Maunder minimum and the little ice age: D.T. Shindell et al (Science)

• Has the Sun gone to sleep? BBC

• Summary: D. Pogosyan (University of Alberta)