joeblast Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) Very interesting, not sure how "new" this theory is (certainly has been other historical suggestions of such) but its quite interesting - less "ball of gas" and more a blend of solid/liquid/gas/plasma, with a solid surface below the photosphere...  http://www.thesurfaceofthesun.com/index.html   Iron layer?   From SOHO images the sun using a 195 angstrom filter that are sensitive to iron FE XII emissions, there appears to be a surface that rotates consistently: http://www.thesurfaceofthesun.com/images/T...%20Sun_0001.wmv  Edited May 22, 2009 by joeblast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joeblast Posted May 23, 2009 *cups ear* hwwwwwwwhat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Owledge Posted June 6, 2009 We dunno shit 'bout nothin'! Â Some time in the future an enlightened gal might say the sun is made of candy, and people will say "That's so incredibly stupid!" and she will say "Oh, like YOUR theories are any better!". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites