Astronomy: Solar System: Sun

Daily pictures from the SOHO and Yohkoh space platforms, the US National Solar Observatory, and the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory.

Based at NASA/GSFC. Includes sections about the Sun, the cosmic rays and the history of its study.

Calculates Sun azimuth and altitude for a given location and date.

Presents a collection of educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.

Who they are and what they do. Also includes background information, results, data.

Educational information about the Sun.

Virtual tour of the sun which uses images, diagrams, and movies to illustrate subjects such as solar wind, solar flares, the solar surface and sunspots.

In-depth illustrated description of the Sun, its surface, atmosphere, sunspots, solar prominences and solar flares.

Pictures, animations, general information and data.

[Greenbelt, Md] Members, organization, news, meetings, contacts.

Explains what it is, also with a few simple animations.

The Solar Physics Branch of Marshall Space Flight Center's (MSFC) Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) is composed of 15 scientists involved in various studies of the physics of the Sun.

General information about the star presented in a popular language.

Basic features and facts.

Overview including general information, data, pictures, news, historical and mythological background.

A virtual tour with basic information. Some movies also available.