From the interior to the outer atmosphere: core, where nuclear reaction occurs, the engine of the star; radiative zone, where energy is primarily transported toward the exterior by means of radiative diffusion; convective zone, where energy is primarily transported by convection; photosphere, the shell from which light is radiated; chromosphere, a layer above the photosphere, from where a forest of hairy-appearing spicules rise; corona, atop the chromosphere through a thin transition region, the outermost part of the star’s atmosphere, where the plasma is very tenuos and hot. The phostosphere surface is characterized by granules, due to convection of plasma within the convective zone, and sunspots, temporary regions of reduced temperature. The corona is a very dynamic and inhomogeneous environement made of loops and that hosts very energetic and transient phenomena as flares and coronal mass ejections.
Credit: INAF-OAPA. Granules: D.K. Inouye Solar Telescope. Music provided by https://filmstro.com/.
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Dear @polakovgleb16, apologies for the delayed response. I have been (and still am) on vacation. Of course, you are welcome to use the model in your project. Could you share more details about how you plan to use it?
Good evening. I am an 11th grade student from Russia, can I use your model and insert it into my final project?
Hello, I am teacher assistant in Australia, my kids are making a project on the sun. Is it possible that we could use your model for it? I tried writing an email but it looks like I have the wrong email address.
Dear @enderjavierucu, as mentioned to other users, I can make the model available if used for public outreach purposes and not for commercial use. Please contact me directly. You can find my email address on the web page of the astronomical observatory astropa.inaf.it/personale/
Dear @sanimahazir, thanks for your interest in my model! I will contact you via email to discuss about it. I assume that you are familiar with techniques of visualization of 3D models. Consider that the post-processing cannot be imported with the model.
Dear Mr. Salvatore Orlando,
My name is Sani, and I'm a University student from Malaysia. I hope you are doing well. Currently, I'm immersed in my Final Year Project, focusing on "Using Virtual Reality for Astronomy Education in Secondary School." While researching, I came across your template, "The Structure of the Sun," which has captured my interest.
I am reaching out to inquire about the possibility of downloading and using your template for my project. Your amazing work creating detailed 3D models of astronomy objects on platforms like Sketchfab has been truly inspiring and would help me a lot. I believe it will significantly enhance the educational experience in my project. I assure you that proper credit will be given to my report, and your name will be acknowledged for your valuable contribution to my work.
Thank you in advance for considering my request, and I look forward to hearing back from you.
Best regards,
Sani
Dear creator.
We are currently working on E-learning Augmented Reality application for Science subject and we have a topic about the parts of the Sun. Is it possible to make it downloadable for a small period of time? Thank you!
Dear Creator,
I am doing an important powerpoint about the Sun and black holes, and that is exactly what I was looking for. Is it possible to make it downloadable for a small period of time?
I am looking forward for your prompt response,
Thank you!
Dear @michelangelo79 thank you very much for your interest in my model. Yes, I'm Italian :-) and yes, I can make the model available to you if used for public outreach purposes. Please contact me directly. You can find my email address on the web page of the astronomical observatory astropa.inaf.it/personale/
Hello Salvatore,
your model is just what I was searching for! I'm doing a planetarium animation for schools, and that's exactly what I was looking for!
Would you be so kind to make it downloadable again?
And maybe if you are Italian as it seems to me, you'll be also able to see the result here at planetarium!
Thank you!
I love the work! Its a beautiful model, would you be able to make it downloadable for a bit?
@Bendinggrass Thanks for your kind comment!
Your work is fascinating and beautiful. Thanks for all your effort and vision.
I used to be a teacher, and I am retired now. Still now and all my life, I never grow tired of seeing such powerful images that inspire and teach.
Hello, very beautiful model. We are publishing in the field of education and we include augmented reality application in the books we send to the school. Can I download this model?
@amanwaliaorg Thanks for your comment! Using the model for educational purposes would be great! Now the model is downloadable for a couple of days. Please download it and let me know when you're done. If you agree, I would like to know how you will use the model for educational purposes and I would appreciate having a feedback after using it. This can be useful for the development of future models. Thanks!
Hi, is the model downloadable?
We want to use this in augmented reality for educational purposes,
will be really helpful if it is possible to share, thanks
actually, all of the models are absolutely cool IMO I just love astrophysics but am not that good at building 3d models just learning basics.
@jhon.silva.ale Thanks for your interest in my model! I made the model temporarily downloadable for a couple of days. Please let me know when you finished. Thanks!
Hi Salvatore,
I congratulate you for the excellent work.
I am a physics teacher. Is it possible to download this model to show it to my students?
I share my email: jhon.silva@usach.cl,
Greetings,
@norgeotloic Thank you Loïc! It's always a pleasure to read you comments and suggestions.
In fact I designed these new models for students. This is why I didn't add a starry background and a background music. But you are right, the music gives a different atmosphere to the scene!
So I decided to add a music (but more serious than I did before in my old models
)
And once again, a very nice visualization !
Reminds me a lot of the typical highschool science-fair sun/earth models, which gives a "charming" touch to the render IMO.
And - although it's far from necessary - I was just a little bit disappointed there was no background music on this one, as I put my headphones just before opening your model to enjoy the usual space vibes
Nice work, thanks for uploading !