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Author: Alice Charles

Our Tempestuous Sun: Part 3

ur Sun’s Invisible Magnetic Fields – Previously, we learned that the stirring and convection of ultra-heated plasma in our Sun’s inner layers – the solar

Alice Charles September 1, 2023

Our Tempestuous Sun, Part 2.

Our tempermental and stormy sun, forged from a violent birth, is an electrically charged ball of gas, called plasma, with three inner and outer layers. 

Alice Charles August 1, 2023

Our Tempestuous Sun

How Did Our Sun Form and What Is It Made Of?  Earth’s Sun had a violent birth.  It formed from a solar nebula – a

Alice Charles July 1, 2023

Sidewalk Astronomy in the Bronx

This photo depicts a drawing of celestial objects known to us as Saturn (left), a star, possibly Venus (middle), and a crescent moon (right).  The

Alice Charles May 1, 2023

Photographs of the Orion Constellation

Figure 1 depicts the Constellation Orion that I captured on 3/19/23 between 8:39pm NY, with an IPhone 12 mini, Wide Camera – 26 mm f.1.6.

Alice Charles April 1, 2023

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