Science students at the Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School have a clearer and brighter idea of what the Sun actually looks like.
On Wednesday, October 1, Dr. Michael Russell's 8th Grade Earth Science classes took a walk outside the Middle School building to take a closer look at the Sun.
“We took advantage of the crystal clear sky to go outside and look at the Sun's sunspot activity while using one of the science department's 8" Dobsonian reflecting telescopes,’ Dr. Russell explained. “Looking through a solar filter, students were able to safely observe the surface of the Sun and witness its current active sunspot cycle. It was explained why those sunspots were present and how many of them were larger than our own Earth! “
Michael Munro, one of Dr. Russell’s students, was fascinated when he took his turn to look through the telescope on a beautiful first day of October.
“It was very interesting to see the Sun in this way. With the naked eye, we see the Sun as orange. But seeing through the telescope, it was really a white ball,” Michael said.” It was different from what we see.”