earth moon sun not to scale! warning if you look directly at the sun, even briefly, without wearing...

Earth

Moon

Sun

Not to scale!

Not to scale!

Not to scale!

WARNINGIf you look directly at the Sun, even briefly,

without wearing solar viewers, you will permanently damage your vision.

(Sunglasses give no protection.)

Even during the eclipse, the bright part of the Sun will be just as bright as usual.

20th March 2015Solar Eclipse

You cannot look directly at the Sun without “eclipse glasses”. Fallibroome branded!

£1.50 from Student Services or via WisePay.

Apart from just watching...Make a pin hole camera to observe with. Or use a kitchen colander...!Project a large image of the Sun onto card using binoculars (DO NOT LOOK THROUGH THEM!)Look for Sun Spots on the surface of the SunMeasure and chart the light intensity throughout the eclipseMeasure and chart the temperature before, during and after the eclipseMeasure and chart the radioactivity in the direction of the Sun – the Moon should block some cosmic raysPrecisely time the eclipse (to the second) and calculate the distance to the Sun – research how!

2026The next

(substantial) partial eclipse

visible from the UK

2090The next total eclipse visible from the UK