Star Talks: The Curious Case of Our Wild & Crazy Sun

Program Type:

Lectures & Presentations

Age Group:

Adults
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The Sun seems to shine each day with a steady, unchanging light, but our star is anything but calm. About every 11 years, the Sun undergoes a steady cycle of violent activity that has many effects on Earth. In this talk, we'll have a look at what causes solar variations & what effects they have, how we've figured out some of the Sun's secrets (including through eclipses, so we'll talk about those as well), & how we try to anticipate what it might do in the future.

Join Jeffery Hall, a solar astronomer & the Executive Director of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, for an exploration into the strange behavior of our nearby star.

Star Talks are in partnership with ​Prescott Astronomy Club and presented with funding from the Friends of the Prescott Public Library.