Universe Today
As you might know, there are currently two huge groups of sunspots on the surface of the Sun. They're really easy to see if you have a pair of binoculars or a telescope.
Don't look at the sun directly, you can damage your eyes
, but there's an easy way you can project an image of the Sun so you can see the spots. All you need is a piece of paper.
You line up the binoculars so that light from the Sun is passing through the eyepiece and onto a piece of paper you're holding. Move the binoculars around a big and you'll eventually see a big bright circle moving around your paper. That's the Sun. Then, focus the eyepiece of the binoculars so that the circle of light has a nice crisp edge. You should be able to see the sunspots right away.
NASA has some great instructions on how to do this
.
Let me know how it goes!
Fraser Cain
Publisher
Universe Today
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