[:PiraScheme#Astronomy: Table of Astronomy]

[:PlanetaryAstronomy:Astronomy(8A):Planetary Astronomy]

[:Cosmology:Astronomy(8C):Cosmology]

[:Demonstrations:Lecture Demonstrations]

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8B10.10

60 W Sun

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8B10.20

The Solar Constant

Accurate methods to calculate the amount of energy the Earth receives from the Sun. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT, 42(4), 196]

8B10.20

Solar Constant

See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 38(6), 333]

8B10.20

Solar Constant Lab

Inexpensive equipment used to measure the solar constant. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 15(3), 172]

8B10.22

Solar Energy

Measurement of solar energy from the Sun. See [http://scitation.aip.org/ajp/ American Journal of Physics - AJP 45(10), 981]

8B10.24

Solar Luminosity

Estimating hc/k from observations of sunlight. See [http://scitation.aip.org/ajp/ American Journal of Physics - AJP 73(10), 979]

8B10.24

Solar Luminosity

Experiments measuring the solar constant used to calculate the luminosity of the Sun. See [http://scitation.aip.org/ajp/ American Journal of Physics - AJP 74(8), 728]

8B10.24

Solar luminosity

Use a light bulb of known wattage to calculate the luminosity of the Sun. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 29(2), 96]

8B10.25

Solar Wien Peak

A discussion of why the human eye sees best at the yellow-green wavelengths which is well away from the Wien peak. See [http://scitation.aip.org/ajp/ American Journal of Physics - AJP 71(3), 216]

8B10.25

Solar Wien Peak

A calculation that puts the Sun's Wien peak at 710 nm. See [http://scitation.aip.org/ajp/ American Journal of Physics - AJP 71(12), 322] See also AJP 71(6), 519.

8B10.30

The Sun's Temperature

How to calculate the Sun's temperature from known data. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 17(8), 531]

8B10.35

The Sun's Diameter

How to use a pinhole to calculate the diameter of the Sun. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 38(5), 272]

8B10.35

The Sun's Size

Using ratios and models in class to bring the size of the Sun into perspective. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 38(2), 115]

8B10.35

The Sun's Size

How the observed size of the Sun changes from perihelion to aphelion. See [http://scitation.aip.org/tpt/ The Physics Teacher - TPT 39(4), 249]

8B10.35

The Sun's Diameter

Use an index card with a small hole and a meter stick to determine the diameter of the Sun.

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