Win a Copy of "Our Explosive Sun"

By Nancy Atkinson - July 27, 2012 12:52 PM UTC | Site News

For us humans, the Sun as seen with the naked eye appears as a static and quiet yellow disk in the sky. However, it is in fact a stormy and variable star and contributes much more than only light and heat. It is the source of the beautiful northern and southern lights and can affect our technology-based society in many ways. Want to find out more?

Thanks to

Springer

, Universe Today has 10 copies to give away of Pål Brekke's book,

Our Explosive Sun; A Visual Feast of Light and Life.

To enter the contest, just

send us an email

with the subject line "Explosive Sun" and Fraser will choose 10 winners randomly from the all the entries received. The contest is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world.

The book provides a detailed introduction to the dynamics of the Sun and how it affects Earth, both physically and culturally. It includes stunning visuals and several images never published before. Also included are animations, videos and a PowerPoint presentation as part of SpringerExtras.

You can read a

guest post here on UT about the Sun by Brekke.

Thanks again to Springer for sponsoring this contest.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com