Our Incredible Sun | Wondrium Perspectives

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As if giving us life isn’t enough, the Sun also puts on incredible solar shows like eclipses and flares that can trigger geomagnetic storms. It’s home to temperatures that we can’t comprehend, and it’s the biggest nuclear engine in our corner of the universe.

In this episode of Perspectives, several experts discuss some solar marvels that make our Sun so incredible.
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Clips in this video are from the following series on Wondrium:

A Field Guide to the Planets, presented by Sabine Stanley

The Science of Energy: Resources and Power Explained, presented by Michael E. Wysession

Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy, presented by Emily Levesque

Experiencing Hubble: Exploring the Milky Way, presented by David M. Meyer
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Table of Contents:

00:00 The Sun Is the Solar System
01:50 The Sun's Composition
02:37 Solar Fusion
04:34 Sunspots and Solar Flares
08:54 Solar Eclipses
10:24 The Shrinking and Expanding Sun

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[jasonhollister]

...."understandable", ....for the average "JOE" & this "Universe" & "STAR" DUST !!

[olelarsen]

It is so unintelligent to say: Incredible.

[getsmart]

Very cool, informative and understandable. Thank you.

[charlesbrightman]

Potential completion of the Periodic Table of the Elements:

I currently believe that there are 120 chemical elements in this universe. If a person were to look at how electrons fill up the shells in atoms: 2, 8, 18, 32, 32, 18, 8 (seven shells), and realizing that energy could freely flow in this universe if nothing stopped it from doing so, then a natural bell shaped curve might occur. An eighth energy shell might exist with a maximum of two elements in it, chemical element #119 (8s1) and chemical element #120 (8s2).

Chemical Element #119 (8s1):
#119 I put at the bottom of the Hydrogen group on the Periodic Table of the Elements. It only has one electron in it's outer shell with room for only one more electron. Energy might even enter the atom through the missing electron spot and then at least some of the energy might get trapped inside of the atom under the atom's outer shell.

Chemical Element #120 (8s2):
#120 I put at the bottom of the Helium group since it's outer shell is full of electrons. It might have some of the properties of group two, Beryllium group (Alkali Earth Metals group) since it has two electrons in it's outer shell; as well as some of the properties of the Helium group (Noble Gases group) since it's outer shell is full of electrons; and if you look at the step down deflection of the semi-metals and where #120 would be located on the chart, it's possible #120 might even have some semi-metal characteristics. #120 would be the heaviest element in this universe. I believe chemical element #120 could possibly be found inside the center of stars.

When a neutron split inside of this atom, it would give off one proton, one electron, neutrinos and energy. The proton and electron would be ejected outside of the atom since all their respective areas are full. One proton and one electron are basic hydrogen, of which the Sun is primarily made up of, and the Sun certainly gives off neutrinos and energy. And note, it's the neutron that split, not a proton. So even after the split, there are still 120 protons inside of the atom and the atom still exists as element #120. The star would last longer that way.

In addition, if the neutron that split triggered a chain reaction inside of the star, this could possibly be how stars nova, (even if only periodically).

If stars were looked at as if this theoretical idea were true, and found to even be somewhat true, then we might just have a better model of the universe to work with, even if it's not totally 100% true. And if it's all 100% true, then all the better.