The Department of Physics is once again hosting public viewings of the sun using our solar telescopes throughout the summer. At these events, you can view the sun's chromosphere through our ground-based telescope before climbing to the observatory and viewing the sun's photosphere through a different telescope. And if you don't know what a chromosphere or a photosphere is, we'll teach you!

Our next viewing is scheduled for Friday, July 26, from 12:30-2:00 pm. As of Thursday afternoon, the forecast is calling for clouds, which would prevent our viewing, but we can't be sure until Friday morning. Check our website mid-morning Friday to find out if the event has been cancelled. We will also be trying again in two weeks, on Friday, August 9.