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The Sun over Oakview Elementary 2013-01-12

12 January, 2013 (17:17) | Events, Outreach | By: tramakers

Our second outreach event of 2013 and the weather had to spoil the observing part of the event. The event was done in collaboration with Hand on Atlanta. 25 Students from Oakview attended the event with about 10 additional adults . In the classroom they learned about the Sun, how it works and what it does that affects our life on Earth. They also saw what colors the lights in the classroom created, and first hand observed a simulated moon and star using the glass and morrors of our telescope. Outside they learned how tiny we are on earth compared to the sun and the rest of the sola rsystem. Because of clouds, we had to cancel the Solar observing part of the event. Click the image to go to the gallery.