University of Mississippi |
ASTR 101 |
Monday, October 28, 2013 Comments: Homework assignment #3 is graded. Today's topic: First, how does one produce magnetic fields, and what do they do? The Sun News: The Sun is near the peak of its cycle and its magnetic field is about to flip (NASA) News: The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are now leaving the Solar System (NASA, see also The Planets Today) for interstellar space. Assignment: Read Chapter 10 of the textbook, on the Sun; See also the lecture notes on the Sun, and today's class summary. What next? Stars and other objects in the Milky Way galaxy; Other galaxies and the rest of the Universe; And hopefully, telescope observations... |
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Spaceweather; APOD; The Planets Today; Clear Sky Clock; PhysOrg Astronomy News; The Sky at a Glance |