Image of the Sun, School Science Project

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Place a pair of binoculars in an open window in the direct path of the sun’s rays.

Stand a mirror in front of one eyepiece so that it throws an image of the sun on to theopposite wall of the room. Adjust the mirror until the image is sharp, and darken theroom.You would risk damaging your eyes if you looked directly at the sun throughbinoculars, but you can view the bright disc on the wall as large and clear as in themovies. Clouds and birds passing over can also be distinguished and. if the binocularsare good even sunspots. These are a few hot areas on the glowing sphere, some so bigthat many terrestrial globes could fit into them. Because of the earth’s rotation, thesun’s image moves quite quickly across the wall. Do not forget to re-align thebinoculars from time to time onto the sun. The moon and stars cannot be observed inthis way because the light coming from them is too weak.