Thanks, Simon. That would be fantastic. I’m new to the forums here, so I’m not sure where the best place to post things is yet. Great to hear you were inspiring the next generation of solar observers on Sunday. Solar scopes are such a fantastic outreach tool, and the wow factor is huge. I was reading this article recently…
https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/outreach/past/Atlanta/
Here are a couple of quotes…
“These kids usually have never seen a narrowband solar telescope and I hear a lot of “wows” each time I bring them out. When the Sun cooperates with a 60,000+ mile filament or prominence or a large active region with sunspots there is no replacing the look on a kid’s face after you explain the enormity of the features.”
“The kids are fascinated by the details of how it takes the light a little over 8 minutes to reach us from the Sun and they always want to know what would happen if it “blew up”. One little girl asked me once “How much water would it take to put out the Sun”. I couldn’t answer that one.”
“I would strongly suggest that if you are fortunate enough to own astronomical viewing equipment of any kind that you make it a point to take it out and share it with people who have never been exposed to telescopes before. It is very rewarding. Who knows where the next Einstein or Newton is just waiting for someone to spark his or her imagination?”
Cameron 🙂