![sun-features_med.jpg The Sun](/sites/itu.physics.uiowa.edu/files/styles/no_crop__768w/public/2021-08/field/image/itu/sun-features_med.jpg?itok=I9lgDNlk)
Learning Goals: After completion of this lab, students will have:
- Developed an understanding of the five major surface features of the sun, including the physical processes involved in these features.
- Properly assembled a personal telescope, and used it to safely observe the Sun.
- Determined the size of a solar prominence and the temperature of a sunspot compared to the temperature of the rest of the Sun's surface.