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The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov. Paperback, 1973. Status. Available. Call number. 813.54. Series. Asimov's Universe (5) Foundation Expanded Universe (3)
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surface mainly as visible light and infrared radiation with 10% at ultraviolet energies.
In his 1957 science fiction novel The Naked Sun, Isaac Asimov portrays a planet where people live with social distancing. They are spread out, miles from each other, across a sparsely-populated world.
Many more people around the world than normal were recently able to see the northern and southern lights overhead with the naked eye. This unusual event was triggered by a very strong solar storm, which affected the movement of the Earth's magnetic field. The Sun is reaching the maximum point of activity in an 11-year cycle.
Author: Isaac Asimov. Book Series: Robot Series. Title: The Naked Sun. Format: Paperback. Release Date: 11/01/1991. Genre: Fiction. ISBN-10: 0553293397. Item Weight: 153g.
The Sun’s corona is the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere. The corona is usually hidden by the bright light of the Sun's surface. That makes it difficult to see without using special instruments. However, the corona can be viewed during a total solar eclipse.
Earth has just one moon – a rocky, cratered place, roughly a quarter the size of Earth and an average of 238,855 miles away. The Moon can be seen with the naked eye most nights as it traces its 27-day orbit around our planet.
