Sun Show: See Dramatic Solar Views in Live Webcast Today

You can get a new perspective on the sun today, thanks to a special webcast devoted to our closest star.

The online Slooh Space Camera — which broadcasts footage of the night sky and celestial objects from professional-quality telescopes around the world — will host a free webcast featuring expert commentary and live views of the sun at 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).

Slooh will be using views from a solar observatory in Arizona, and you can watch the solar show webcast live on SPACE.com. During the show, experts will use the telescope to hunt for solar flares and sunspots, which should be on the rise over the coming months as our star ramps up toward a predicted activity peak later this year. Read more...