Overview
Each of these strikingly illustrated books is a fantastic journey through the solar system. Expert science writer Gregory L. Vogt provides the most current information available from NASA about surface features, weather, atmosphere, moons, rings, and other unusual features.Presents information on the composition, atmosphere, and origin of the sun.
Synopsis
Each of these strikingly illustrated books is a fantastic journey through the solar system. Expert science writer Gregory L. Vogt provides the most current information available from NASA about surface features, weather, atmosphere, moons, rings, and other unusual features.
Children's Literature
The sun is a medium sized star that provides the light and heat energy necessary for life to exist on earth. Our solar system is centered on the sun as each planet orbits that star. The sun is a massive power plant that uses fusion to create immense amounts of energy. The core temperature of the sun exceeds sixteen million degrees Fahrenheit a level that is essentially unimaginable. The surface of the sun is far from placid. Enormous solar flares erupt from it and reach out for more than one hundred thousand miles. Solar disturbances impact upon the earth's atmosphere and help create the Northern and Southern Lights. The power of sunlight is so great that astronomers, attempting to view its surface, must use specially configured in order to protect the scientist's eyes. The sun, its structure, and how that star influences our lives are all covered in this small-scale but valuable book. Author Gregory L. Vogt offers younger readers a fine introduction to our sun and the many ways in which scientists attempt to study it. 2000, Bridgestone Books, Romaneck