Solar eclipses as an astrophysical laboratory Export

@article{citeulike:4877544, abstract = {Observations of the Sun during total eclipses have led to major discoveries, such as the existence of helium (from its spectrum), the high temperature of the corona (though the reason for the high temperature remains controversial), and the role of magnetic fields in injecting energy into and trapping ionized gases withinstellar atmospheres. A new generation of ground-based eclipse observations reaches spatial, temporal and spectral-resolution domains that are inaccessible from space and therefore complement satellite studies.}, author = {Pasachoff, Jay M.}, citeulike-article-id = {4877544}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07987}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07987}, comment = {Historical discovery process }, doi = {10.1038/nature07987}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {astronomy, eclipse}, number = {7248}, pages = {789--795}, posted-at = {2009-06-21 01:09:15}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Solar eclipses as an astrophysical laboratory}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07987}, volume = {459} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4877544 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4877544 N2 - Observations of the Sun during total eclipses have led to major discoveries, such as the existence of helium (from its spectrum), the high temperature of the corona (though the reason for the high temperature remains controversial), and the role of magnetic fields in injecting energy into and trapping ionized gases withinstellar atmospheres. A new generation of ground-based eclipse observations reaches spatial, temporal and spectral-resolution domains that are inaccessible from space and therefore complement satellite studies. IS - 7248 JF - Nature SN - 0028-0836 EP - 795 TI - Solar eclipses as an astrophysical laboratory PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 459 SP - 789 KW - astronomy KW - eclipse N1 - Historical discovery process AU - Pasachoff, Jay UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature07987 ER -