{"id":885,"date":"2019-05-31T09:37:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T12:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/astronomy\/?p=885"},"modified":"2019-08-27T10:40:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T13:40:20","slug":"solar-viewings-for-summer-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/astronomy\/2019\/05\/31\/solar-viewings-for-summer-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Viewings for Summer 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Since sunsets are so late in the evening around the June solstice, we are once again switching our public telescope viewing sessions over from nighttime to daytime for the summer months. We’ll set up one or two of our solar telescopes and view the features of Sun (safely!) in the hydrogen alpha wavelength<\/a> or in white light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A composite view of the Sun, shown in (red) hydrogen-alpha light on the left and in white light (all colours) on the right. The hydrogen-alpha light shows the Sun’s chromosphere, whereas the white light shows the photosphere.
Image by Alan Friedman; retrieved from Sky & Telescope<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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UPEI Department of Physics’ hydrogen-alpha telescope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Viewings will be held every 2nd Wednesday from 12:30-1:30 pm on the following dates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n