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The Sun
Overview The sun has guided human life for all of history, and it has also been the facilitator of life on our planet. It is the most obvious object in the sky, but in the grand scheme of things, the sun is an average star with no special significance. However, due to its proximity to our planet and the fact that the closest known full-fledged star is over 4 light-years away, the bulk of stellar astronomy is based upon what we know and can observe of the sun. Therefore, this section is divided among the sun as simply a star - covering where it fits in stellar populations, its birth, and its eventual death, the sun as our star - covering what the sun does for us on Earth, and solar phenomena - a page that contains information on such events as flares and prominences. Data for the Sun
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