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AAS Solar Physics Division

http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/aas_spd/
[Greenbelt, Md] Members, organization, news, meetings, contacts.
Analemma

http://www.analemma.com/
Explains the phenomenon - the Sun's apparent path in the sky - including simple animations.
Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network

http://bison.ph.bham.ac.uk/
Who they are and what they do. Also includes background information, results, data.
Cosmic and Heliospheric Learning Center

http://helios.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Based at NASA/GSFC. Includes sections about the Sun, the cosmic rays and the history of its study.
Current Solar Data

http://www.n3kl.org/sun/
Offers real time images and observations of the Sun from a variety of ground and space sources.
Current Solar Data

http://www.n3kl.org/sun/noaa.html
An unofficial archive of NOAA solar data.
Find My Shadow

http://www.findmyshadow.com/
Calculates sun position and plots shadows cast by the sun over any chosen location, with drawing tools to construct your own scene and automatically plot the shadow results.
Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)

http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/gem/Welcome.html
Offers documents and overview from a series of projects with focus on magnetosphere studies.
Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG)

http://gong.nso.edu/info/
Extensive information about the group and the project, which aims to conduct a detailed study of solar internal structure and dynamics using helioseismology.
How Stuff Works: Sun

http://www.howstuffworks.com/sun.htm
In-depth illustrated description of the Sun, its surface, atmosphere, sunspots, solar prominences and solar flares.
NASA/Marshall Solar Physics

http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/
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.
Rotation of the Sun

http://sun22y51.narod.ru/
Electronic book with technical information about the sun and the solar system.
Solar Images from SDAC

http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/images/latest.html
Daily pictures from the SOHO and Yohkoh space platforms, the US National Solar Observatory, and the Mauna Loa Solar Observatory.
Stanford Solar Center

http://solar-center.stanford.edu/
Presents a collection of educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI) and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.
Sun Position Calculator

http://www.sunposition.info/sunposition/spc/locations.php
Calculates Sun azimuth and altitude for a given location and date.
The Analemma Project

http://www.steveirvine.com/analemma.html
An analemma photograph is featured with a detailed description of how it was created.
The Michelson Doppler Imager

http://soi.stanford.edu/
Provides results and science of an experiment flown on the SOHO spacecraft to study solar oscillations.
The Nine Planets: Sun

http://www.nineplanets.org/sol.html
General information, some statistical data and links.
The Virtual Sun

http://www.michielb.nl/sun/kaft.htm
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.
Views of the Solar System: Sun

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm
Pictures, animations, general information and data.
Windows to the Universe: Sun

http://www.windows2universe.org/sun/sun.html
Overview including general information, data, pictures, news, historical and mythological background.
YPOP Tour of the Sun

http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/Spotlight/Tour/index.html
Educational information about the Sun.

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