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Solar Week
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Free.Repeating Event
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A Sun Discovery table with be staffed daily from 1-4pm at Haleakalā Visitor Center. Half-hour Sun Science talks will begin at 2pm on March 20, 25, and 26.
Description
What is our Sun made of? How do we know, and why do we study it? Learn all this and more during Solar Week at Haleakalā National Park! At the Sun Discovery table by the Haleakalā Visitor Center at 9,740 feet, you can check out three different telescopes designed to safely look at the Sun and participate in hands-on activities for all ages. Craving a deeper solar dive? Catch a Sun Science Talk with a real solar scientist to hear about the research being done right now to answer questions about our closest star.