Physical Description:print 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Publisher:New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Company, c2008.
Content descriptions
General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introducing the sun -- What is the sun? -- How old is the sun? -- What is the solar system? -- About our local star -- What is the sun made of? -- Does the sun spin? -- Who first saw a sunspot? -- How long is a solar cycle? -- Is a prominence big? -- Effects of the sun -- What is a CME? -- What is the solar wind? -- What is an eclipse? -- Young astronomer -- How can I look at the sun safely? -- Solar database -- Facts and figures -- Glossary, going further.