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The Sun

The Sun is a yellow dwarf star (G2V), about 4.6 billion years old, and the dominant gravitational force in the Solar System. It has a diameter of roughly 1.4 million kilometers and contains around 99.8% of the Solar System’s mass. Nuclear fusion in its core converts hydrogen into helium, producing energy that warms the planets. Above the core lie the radiative and convective zones, followed by the visible photosphere (~5,500 °C), the chromosphere, and the much hotter corona (~2 million °C).

Source: science.nasa.gov

APODs including "The Sun"

Dark Sky Reflections

Dark Sky Reflections

29/06/2020

Eclipse under the ISS

Eclipse under the ISS

27/06/2020

Eclipse under the Bamboo

Eclipse under the Bamboo

26/06/2020

Eclipse Street, Hong Kong

Eclipse Street, Hong Kong

25/06/2020

Inverted City Beneath Clouds

Inverted City Beneath Clouds

24/06/2020

The X-Ray Sky from eROSITA

The X-Ray Sky from eROSITA

23/06/2020

Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire Eclipse

22/06/2020

Moon Occults Venus

Moon Occults Venus

21/06/2020

The Veins of Heaven

The Veins of Heaven

19/06/2020

A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse

A Ring of Fire Sunrise Solar Eclipse
Video

15/06/2020

Atmospheric Ring of Venus

Atmospheric Ring of Venus

08/06/2020

Comet PanSTARRs and the Galaxies

Comet PanSTARRs and the Galaxies

06/06/2020

The Dance of Venus and Earth

The Dance of Venus and Earth
Video

03/06/2020

Aurora over Sweden

Aurora over Sweden

31/05/2020

Green Flashes: Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury

Green Flashes: Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury

30/05/2020

Mercury Meets Crescent Venus

Mercury Meets Crescent Venus

29/05/2020

Earth and Moon through Saturn's Rings

Earth and Moon through Saturn's Rings

27/05/2020

Phases of Venus

Phases of Venus

21/05/2020

Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milky Way

Moon, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Milky Way

20/05/2020

Full Flower Moonrise

Full Flower Moonrise

09/05/2020

Long Tailed Comet SWAN

Long Tailed Comet SWAN

08/05/2020

Analemma of the Moon

Analemma of the Moon

07/05/2020

The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN

The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN

29/04/2020

The Kepler-90 Planetary System

The Kepler-90 Planetary System

28/04/2020

Hubble's Cosmic Reef

Hubble's Cosmic Reef

25/04/2020

Planet Earth at Twilight

Planet Earth at Twilight

22/04/2020

Full Moon of Spring

Full Moon of Spring

10/04/2020

A Flow of Time

A Flow of Time

09/04/2020

Venus and the Sisters

Venus and the Sisters

04/04/2020

The Traffic in Taurus

The Traffic in Taurus

03/04/2020