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Contents: What if the sun went dark? -- The sun's blemished face -- The sun's "engine room" -- The expedition that "discovered" the sun -- The sun's ghostly atmosphere -- The sun-earth connection -- The sun as a "middle-aged" star -- "Chasing" solar eclipses and other projects.

Discusses the sun and the solar system, comparing how they were perceived in earlier times with what is known about them now.