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Part 1 - Flare Surge Events
Part 2 - The Photosphere
Part 3 - Construction of a Birefringent Filter

This record of disturbances in the Sun's chromosphere was photographed from Sydney in 1956-57, using a flare-patrol telescope.

It shows the appearance and growth of several flares and surges. Some of these disturbances are observed against the disk of the Sun. Those that are too faint for this are studied at the limb, or edge, of the Sun.

Produced in 1958.

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15:37:50 | Title
15:38:27 | Telescopic view sun with sunspots
15:38:50 | Still - sun and chromosphere, corona
15:39:15 | Exterior CSIRO Division of Physics
15:39:23 | Female researcher with flare-patrol telescope, photo-electric guider
15:39:58 | Stills Chromosphere, areas arrowed, sunspots
15:41:44 | Enlarged time-lapse 35mm film of chromosphere - flares and surges develop
15:48:11 | End - part 1
15:48:15 | Title - part 2
15:48:21 | Photoheliograph in paddock, researchers make adjustments, Still - sunspot
15:49:00 | Still - sunspot photographed by photoheliograph
15:49:41 | Time-lapse film of photosphere, some stills sunspots umbrae bridge
15:51:54 | End - part 2
15:51:56 | Title - part 3
15:52:01 | Construction of birefringent filter, quartz and calcite crystals polished, prepared, birefringent fringes, optical components positioned, components assembled
15:54:29 | End