29:50 Modern Astronomy
Fall 1999
Lecture 6 ...September 3, 1999
The Energy Source of the Sun II

Last time's thrilling episode. Nuclear fusion reactions, which occur in the core of the Sun, can release huge amounts of energy (i.e. H bombs). Is it enough to power the Sun over the vast eons that we know it has shone?

• Run the Sun through the nuclear food blender
• What's it all mean?
• The Age of the Sun
• Initial Remarks on Other Stars
• About this document ...