Observatory

The Exploratorium's Guide to Astronomy Resources.

Build a Solar System-
Find out what space is really like with this scale model.

Your Weight on Other Worlds- A cool exhibit for the weight conscious.

Solar Eclipse


Solar Eclipse: Stories From the Path of Totality
Join us on August 11, 1999 for the final total solar eclipse of the the millennium! Live Webcast! Stories on the science, human history, and natural wonder of solar eclipses.

Sunspots


Sunspots - Magnetic Fields and Turbulent Eruptions
Dark spots, some as large as 50,000 miles in diameter, move across the surface of the sun, contracting and expanding as they go.

Auroras


Auroras - Paintings in the Sky
Far north in the night sky, a faint glow appears on the horizon. Green and red flames of light stretch across the sky.

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The Exploratorium is participating in NASA's Sun-Earth Education Forum.


Sun Earth Education Forum

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