Content／学習内容

• Week1：Wonders of the Auroras

  Learn about the flow of auroral studies and how auroras are created
  

  • 1-0. Introduction
  • 1-1. The History of Aurora Observation
  • 1-2. The Outset of Aurora Studies
  • 1-3. The Light Emitted by Auroras
  • 1-4. Aurora Overview
  • 1-5. Auroral Observation from Outer Space
  • 1-6. Earth’s Magnetosphere
  • 1-7. Investigating Where Auroras Originate
  • 1-8. Auroras in Other Planets
• Week2：The Active Sun

  Learn about the close relationship between the Sun and auroras, as well as how sunspots form on the solar surface and the influence of sunspot activity on interstellar space
  

  • 2-0. Introduction
  • 2-1. The Sun as a Fixed Star
  • 2-2. The Sun’s Internal Structure
  • 2-3. The Sun’s Atmosphere
  • 2-4. Solar Wind
  • 2-5. The Sun’s Magnetic Field
  • 2-6. Sunspots
  • 2-7. Long Term Variability of Sunspots
  • 2-8. Solar Flares
  • 2-9. Coronal Mass Ejection
• Week3：Planetary Auroras

  Learn about the different characteristics of auroras on Earth and on other planets
  

  • 3-0. Introduction
  • 3-1. Planetary Magnetic Fields
  • 3-2. Earth’s Magnetosphere
  • 3-3. Earth’s Auroras
  • 3-4. Chorus from Space
  • 3-5. Jupiter’s Auroras
  • 3-6. Radio Waves from Jupiter
  • 3-7. Saturn’s Auroras
  • 3-8. Uranus’s and Neptune’s Auroras
  • 3-9. Mercury’s Magnetosphere
• Week4：Investigating Auroras with Telescopes and Space Probes

  Learn about the development of technology supporting auroral observation and the latest observation methods
  

  • 4-0. Introduction
  • 4-1. Multipoint Auroral Observation from the Ground
  • 4-2. Auroral Observation from Outer Space
  • 4-3. Planetary Auroral Observation from the Ground
  • 4-4. Planetary Auroral Observation from Outer Space
  • 4-5. Jupiter Probe Observations
  • 4-6. Saturn Probe Cassini
  • 4-7. Jupiter Probe JUNO
  • 4-8. Mercury Space Probe
  • 4-9. Summary

Staff／スタッフ

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  • Teacher

  Takahiro Obara

  Tohoku University

  Emeritus Professor

Contact／お問合せ先

Center for the Advancement of Open Online Education, Tohoku University

Email: secretary.mooc@grp.tohoku.ac.jp

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