Traditions of the SUN
Traditions of the SUN
THE SUN-EARTH CONNECTION AT CHACO CULTUR E NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Our Dynamic Sun
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Sun Watchers
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Chaco Culture National Historical Park
89
Wide-Open Sky
10 11
The Great Houses
12 13
Learning From the Past
14 15
The Changing Seasons
16 17
Celebrating the Seasons
18 19
Marking the Seasons
20 21
Astronomical Events
22 23
Total Eclipse
24 25
The Solar Cycle
26 27
The Sun-Earth Connection
28 29
Preserving the Park for Future Generations
30 31
Glossary
32 33
Index
34
About Traditions of the Sun
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OUR DYNAMIC SUN
Each day begins when the morning sky starts to get light over the eastern horizon, where the Earth meets the sky. Sunrise is so predictable that we rarely stop to think about what is happening or why. Have you ever wondered what mysteries the Sun holds?
Today, NASA solar scientists are finding out more about the Sun, our nearest star. We know the Sun is 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth. It is so huge that 109 Earths could fit across its diameter. It is a gigantic ball of hot, moving gases. When you see images of the Sun from a solar telescope, you see its dynamic forces at work. The Sun sends energy to Earth and other planets in our solar system in the form of heat and light, and in the particles that make up the solar wind. Life on Earth depends on the Sun.
"The Sun is a violent, variable, magnetic star whose activity affects the Earth."
--DR. ISABEL HAWKINS, DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATI ON, SUN-EARTH CONNECTION EDUCATION FORUM
Left: Image of the Sun taken by the TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) satellite.
Right: Sunset behind Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon.
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