A short Biograhpy of Edwin Hubble
Edwin Hubble received his first telescope — a gift built by his grandfather — when he was only 8 years old. Hubble had an early interest in astronomy, but due to his dad pushing him to study law. in College he studied Astronomy, Physics and Law. He went school in Britain and came back to the United States to be a teacher in High school and Coach Basketball still studying astronomy. IN 1915 he earned time on a Yerkes Observatory Telescope, launching his new career.
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Sunspots a part of the suns face that is slightly darker and cooler than the surrounding material Solar Active Region Transient layer of the solar atmosphere that has strong magnetic fields - Define and Temp: Chromosphere an irregular layer above the photosphere made of spiked shaped structures Convective Zone 66% of the suns volume, but takes uo only 2% of its mass. is below the surface and is made of boiling convection cells Radiative Zone 32% of the suns volume 48% of its mass, a huge spherical shell that emits radiation and diffuses it outwards Core 2% volume and almost half of the suns mass, almost all nuclear fusion takes place here where 2 hydrogen atoms make a helium atom Corona the suns outer atmosphere where it can reach 1 million degrees kelvin, this extends more than half a million miles from the suns surface -How old is the sun? 4.6 Billion years old -How long will the Sun last in its current state? 5 billion years -Summarize the Sun's role in Climate Change -Name two Solar missions and describe their goals. Acrimsat was launched to study the suns energy output and Sorce to study how solar radiation effects earth -What is the Sun's made of (Composition) 92.1% Hydrogen 7.8% Helium |
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