{"id":42041,"date":"2019-06-13T14:19:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T19:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=news&p=42041"},"modified":"2019-06-24T09:17:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T14:17:38","slug":"see-the-sun-in-a-new-light-at-museums-international-sunday-event-june-23","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/news\/see-the-sun-in-a-new-light-at-museums-international-sunday-event-june-23\/","title":{"rendered":"See the Sun in a new light at Museum\u2019s International SUNday event, June 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"International<\/p>\n

(RALEIGH, N.C.) \u2014 Learn more about our amazing star, the Sun, when\u00a0the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts International SUNday<\/strong><\/a> on Sunday, June 23, noon\u20133:30 p.m. Safely view the Sun through a\u00a0solar telescope, hear about how the Sun and other stars affect life on planets, and about current solar science missions. International SUNday is held annually on the Sunday nearest to the summer solstice, which is the day with the most hours of sunlight during the entire year, marking the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. The event is free.<\/p>\n

SOLAR OBSERVING ON THE TERRACE<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:30-3:30pm<\/strong> (weather permitting)<\/p>\n

Safely look at the Sun through the Museum\u2019s special \u201cHydrogen-Alpha\u201d telescope \u2014 which highlights fascinating surface features and solar storms \u2014 on the Rooftop Terrace of the Museum\u2019s Nature Research Center.\u00a0With\u00a0Patrick Treuthardt, Assistant Head of the Museum\u2019s Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab.<\/p>\n

TALKS IN THE SECU DAILY PLANET THEATER<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:30 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cLiving with the Sun: How Stars Affect Life on Planets\u201d
\nThe Sun affects life on Earth in several ways, from providing heat and energy that life needs to survive, to threatening health and technology with intense radiation and solar storms. Smith will discuss how life continues to thrive under our Sun, as well as how the Sun affects our ability to travel into deep space, and up to the point of the Sun\u2019s eventual death in about 5 billion years. She will also share some highlights from current research on other stars and their potential for hosting habitable worlds. With Rachel Smith, Head of the Museum\u2019s Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab and\u00a0Associate Professor, Appalachian State University.<\/p>\n

1 p.m.<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cNASA\u2019s Missions Exploring the Sun\u201d
\nMore than 20 missions are studying the Sun, its atmosphere, and its influence on the Earth. From America\u2019s first satellite, Explorer I \u2014 which studied regions of solar wind captured near the Earth \u2014 to the Parker Solar Probe, which is flying through the Sun\u2019s outer atmosphere, we\u2019ll look at these solar-related missions and what we have learned and continue to learn from them. With Tony Rice, NASA\/JPL Solar System Ambassador.<\/p>\n

While clouds may limit observation of the Sun, the talks will happen rain or shine, and the Museum\u2019s\u00a0Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab\u00a0will be open beginning at noon, with astronomers and students available to talk with visitors about the Sun and current solar scientific exploration.<\/p>\n

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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/strong> in downtown Raleigh (11 and 121 W. Jones St.) is an active research institution that engages visitors of every age and stage of learning in the wonders of science and the natural world. Hours: Monday\u2013Saturday, 9 a.m.\u20135 p.m., and Sunday, noon\u20135 p.m. General admission is free. For more information, visit naturalsciences.org.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30631,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42041"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/42041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}