The Sun, Stars, and Galaxies
By Michael Anderson
Rosen Education Service | August 2011 | PDF | ISBN10: 161530519X | 96 pages


Most avid sky gazers wait until nightfall to catch a glimpse of the stars that are scattered across the heavens. The fact of the matter is that one needs only to feel the Suns rays in order to experience the presence of a star. The Sun is an ordinary star, a ball of hot gas much like millions of others in the universe, but as the center of the solar system, it is critical to the survival of all life forms on Earth. This comprehensive volume examines the nature of the Sun and details the properties and types of various stars, as well as the greater galaxies of which they are a part.

CONTENTS
IntroductIon 6
chapter 1 the Sun: the center of the Solar System 10
chapter 2 Structure and energy production of the Sun 22
chapter 3 the Sun’s magnetIc fields and Solar activity 35
chapter 4 the Stars: their place In the Sky 43
chapter 5 the properties of Stars 59
chapter 6 the lives of Stars 68
chapter 7 galaxies 76
concluSIon 86
glossary 88
For more InformatIon 90
Bibliography 93
Index 94