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Summerour Middle School, Norcross “Our Sun” 2012-03-05

5 March, 2012 (08:58) | Events, Outreach | By: tramakers

Today we brought a solar program to the 6th grade at Summerour Middle School in Norcross. Chris, Frank, and Theo showed the sun in white light and H-alpha, where they saw a very active active region 1429 and other sunspots. In addition the students participated in a number of activities learning about the Sun. Some of these activities included how big the inner solar system is, compared to a 6 foot Sun, how the light reflects when it comes from the sun, and they looked through a spectroscope to see the color spectrum visible to the naked eye. Inside they learned still more. A great day despite the very heavy wind.

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