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Secrets Of The Sun (R249)

R – Physical Sciences and Math

Lewes (Trinity Faith Education Building) | February 3, 2025-March 3, 2025

Monday: 9:00 AM-10:15 AM

This is a hybrid course. One section meets on site at the location listed; and one section meets online only.

Explore our life-giving star with the latest images from the most advanced ground and space-based observatories, including ones taken each day of class. Investigate the sun’s birth and eventual death and how we came to understand its inner workings. Explore some of the worlds sun-inspired art and the suns role through history in many cultures. We feature sunspots, flares, eclipses, auroras, and tremendous solar storms that disrupt satellites and cause power failures.

This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Jim O’leary

O’LEARY, JIM–Served as chief astronomy specialist for the Maryland Science Center, producing exhibits and planetarium and IMAX programs and developing professional development for teachers; received the Excellence in Outreach Award from NASA and hosted an astronomy program on Baltimore’s NPR station.

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