MY STUDENTS WERE FACINATIATED WITH HOW THIS 1.4 MILLION KM SUN WAS NOW A 2-3 MM IMAGE BEHIND THE VIEW FINDER.
I HAD A HARD TIME WITH MATH AT FIRST - BUT I THINK I HAVE SOME NUMBERS I CAN USE IN CLASS. THE PICTURE SHOWS SOME OF MY STUDENTS VIEWING THE SUN WITHOUT THE RULER TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE FROM THEMSELVES TO THE IMAGE. THEY HAD A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THE RULER - THEY KEPT HITTING THEMSELVES IN THE THROAT.
HERE ARE SOME MORE FUN FACTS ABOUT THE SUN FOR MY STUDENTS.
Diameter: 1,390,000 km.
Mass: 1.989e30 kg
Temperature: 5800 K (surface)
15,600,000 K (core)
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