This Saturday, September 28th International Day of Scientific Culturethe date on which the first broadcast of Carl Sagan’s television series “Cosmos” is commemorated. For this reason, the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia was organized Free solar monitoring It is guided by telescopes where the public will have the opportunity to enjoy stunning live images of our star.
Observing the Sun and its phenomena, such as sunspots in the photosphere and protrusions in the atmosphere, which are characterized by their intense red color, will be important. From 11:00 am to 1:00 pm On the Paseo de Cipreses, next to the western access door of the Museu de les Cièency.
The activity will be carried out with Telescopes Specialized, some are equipped with visible light filters that allow us to see sunspots and others are of the H-alpha type to think about solar flares or protrusions. The image of the sun will also be displayed on a white screen.
In addition, there will be an exhibition table where the public can learn more about the exhibition The nature of light And experiment with how it behaves using tools such as a glass prism, a spectroscope, a Newtonian disc, photovoltaics, tellurium and scale models of the solar system, among other elements.
Employees of Nébula and the Valencian Astronomy Society (Ava) will guide the audience in the activity and share their knowledge about the temperature, composition and structure of the Sun.
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