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(The one way in which we will be violating the strict letter of the restrictions is that even at 10, we will come from more than two households. And if we were to have 24 this year, too, I’d still go. None of our kids nor our nieces and nephews are able to attend.īut we’ve had as many as 24 in the past. Our Thanksgiving feast might be no more than the 10 people allow by provincial regulation. Besides, there might be no issue, anyway. I don’t want some health official or peace officer to make us a test case. I’m not telling you where I will be spending Thanksgiving. Article contentīut I’m drawing the line at the provincial restrictions on Thanksgiving dinner this year. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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Optional: If you don’t want the chalk to make a mess on the paper, spray it with hairspray to keep the chalk in place.

Don’t forget to add a “save the date” reminder on your drawing!.

Use your fingers to smudge the chalk towards the outside of the circle.

As it turns out, the only time you can see it is during totality of a total.

Trace around the Moon with white chalk – make sure to go around more than once to get a thick traced out circle on the paper. The Suns corona happens to be one of the most elusive objects in our solar system.

Place the Moon cutout (or circular object) at the center of the piece of construction paper. from a corona drawing suspended at the angular height of the Sun.

A laminated cutout of the Moon (or a traceable circular object like a CD).

Once the moon completely blocks out the bright photosphere of the Sun, only then can you see the majestic corona with the naked eye, but only for a couple of minutes. Why? The Sun’s photosphere is much brighter than the corona and continuously outshines it.

As it turns out, the only time you can see it is during totality of a total solar eclipse. The Sun’s corona happens to be one of the most elusive objects in our solar system. the outer atmosphere – which we call the corona (“corona” is a Latin word meaning “crown”).the outermost surface layer being the photosphere (the part we can see with our safe solar viewing glasses).the innermost being the core (where hydrogen atoms fuse together to create helium, otherwise known as nuclear fusion).What do we know? The Sun is made up of different layers: the call for Denverites to participate in a joint corona-drawing exercise. This activity has been designed as a great way to get younger children (ages 3 – 10) actively involved with the upcoming total solar eclipse!Ī little bit of background first… as it turns out we don’t know everything about our own star in this quiet corner of the Milky Way galaxy – the Sun. If any new planets are discovered, they will be nearer the sun than Mars. The upcoming total solar eclipse on August 21 st is a great opportunity to get even the youngest of your kids to enjoy a great learning experience.

As we all might imagine, astronomy isn’t meant to be learned exclusively inside a classroom.