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March 17, 2008
| Activity 1: The Solar Cycle |
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This activity takes you
through the variability of the Sun as it changes with time. You can
investigate the cycles of
the Sun with 250 years of data! Learn to recognize common features and
match X-ray images of the Sun with visible light images from the same
day.
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| Activity 2: The Colors of the Sun |
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This activity takes you
through the different ways that scientists look at the Sun by studying
different parts of its spectrum. Build your own inexpensive, color,
filter wheel and use it to study an image of the Crab Nebula! Discover
why scientists use different filters to study astronomical images.
View several images of the Sun as seen through different solar filters.
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