The Sun: The star of our solar system

Most people know that the sun is a star, but have you ever wondered what the sun is made of or how it works? We’re going to turn to our favorite light from the 1970s - a lava lamp! It turns out that a lava lamp can actually teach us a lot about what goes on inside our closest star. But we’ll also tackle other questions about the sun, like, How far away is the sun from Earth? How hot is the sun? Why is it called the “solar system”? And what is plasma?
For thousands of years, almost nothing was known about that big yellow orb in the sky. Thankfully, over the last two centuries, astronomers have discovered a lot about the sun’s inner workings. In today’s episode, we’ll explain how the sun works. We’ll discuss the different layers of the sun, from the core, to the convective zone, to the surface of the sun (called the Photosphere). We’ll find out how the sun produces energy and why people are so interested in solar power.
Although this video really only scratches the surface, we hope it helps you understand and appreciate the center of our solar system just a little bit more!
Video Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Distance Between Earth and Sun
00:57 - The Size of the Sun
01:20 - What does “Solar System” mean?
01:42 - The Layers of the Sun
01:50 - The Core
02:03 - The Radiative Zone
02:16 - Plasma
02:38 - How Lava Lamps explain the Convective Zone
03:48 - The Photosphere
04:06 - How does the Sun Produce Energy?
05:00 - Sun in Balance
05:22 - Wrap Up
Other Resources:
🔗 The Parker Solar Probe - www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/...
🔗 Video Timelapse of 1 Decade of the Sun - • A Decade of Sun
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Episode Credits:
Written, Directed, and Edited: Jared Belcher
3D Animation: Andy Belcher ( / andy__animates )
2D Animation and Compositing: Jared Belcher
Original Theme Music: Branded.
Episode Music: “Full Throttle” by Zi
💻Equipment Used:
iPhone 13 Pro
Tascam DR-10L Portable Digital Audio Recorder With Lavalier Microphone amzn.to/3pCXF0g
2022 MacBook Air (M2) amzn.to/3ADHtlC
2019 MacBook Pro
Autodesk Maya
Final Cut Pro
Apple Motion

[@pab169]

Great vedio . It's awesome

[@DigitalAstronaut]

Thank you! The sun really is incredible. It’s hard to fathom how big it is.

[@Twisters4435]

Fun fact: blue and white stars are very hot and yellow stars are warm

[@DigitalAstronaut]

That's true! The hottest stars are blue and the coldest starts are dark red. Yellow stars, like our sun are about twice as hot as red stars but far cooler than blue ones.

[@laletemanolete]

Why is your channel not exploding????