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Franky Dubois Sun Page -- Observatory & instruments, sunspot information, solar photography, images, events, and links. Visit

An Introduction to Green Flashes -- Real phenomena seen at sunrise & sunset when some part suddenly changes color at sunset, from red or orange to green or blue. Visit

SunHeight -- Make computations in real time. Visit

Space Weather Forecast -- Includes the sun, the Northern Lights, shooting stars, and almanac. Visit

Observing the Sun with a Spectroheliograph -- An instrument intended to produce monochromatic images in various wavelengths with solar archives, galleries, articles & notes, and FAQ. Visit

Solar Folklore -- Myths, legends & tales represent a culture's world view, a peoples' attempt to explain, understand, & come to grips with nature's phenomena. Visit

Observing the Sun in H-Alpha -- Article on observing the chromosphere requiring a very narrow bandwidth filter centered on the Hydrogen Alpha spectral line. Visit

ButterflyDiagrams of the Sun -- The plotting of sunspots with a computer. Visit

Winter Solar Observatory -- Located in Roeland Park, Kansas & contains images from a high resolution CCD camera that is captured directly into a computer or stored on 8mm video tape. Visit

Solar Observations by Michael Oates -- Daily images taken with a hand held digital camera & links. Visit

Solar Observing by Peter Meadows -- Introduction, activity notes, drawings & animations, measuring, observing, sunspots, transits, and links. Visit



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