Live From the Sun

 

Fun with Filters

 

Astronomers view the Sun in various wavelengths of light in order to see features which cannot be seen in the visible part of the spectrum. In this activity the students experimented with viewing objects through red, green and blue filters.

Ezra examines solar features through a filter

Megan and Callie color in the sunspots

Red filter

Green filter

Blue filter

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