基本説明
太陽の天体物理学ならびに、太陽についての認識と知識がどのように進化していったかについて、包括的かつ時代に即した説明をしている。第２版では、最近の１０年間の研究成果に重点を置き、１１年周期の太陽活動に関する探査機SOHO、ユリシリーズ、「ようこう」による探査ミッションでの発見、探査機RHESSIの成果などを扱っている。
The first edition focused on the early accomplishments of three solar spacecraft, SOHO, Ulysses and Yohkoh, primarily during a minimum in the Sun's 11-year cycle of magnetic activity. This edition includes the main findings of these three spacecraft over an entire activity cycle, including two minima and a maximum, and discusses the significant results of six further solar missions.
Full Description
The First Edition of The Sun from Space, completed in 1999, focused on the early accomplishments of three solar spacecraft, SOHO, Ulysses, and Yohkoh, primarily during a minimum in the Sun's 11-year cycle of magnetic activity.
