| Sun | Moon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise | 5:11 | 01:22 |  | 24d |
| Set | 20:20 | 14:05 | 31.2% | |
The National Solar Observatory: Evans Solar Facility. The telescope inside the Big Dome is mostly used as a coronagraph. You can study the faint outer layers (the corona) of the Sun by covering the bright solar disk, and that is what a coronagraph does. With a coronagraph, it is as if you create your own solar eclipse.
The name of this Society shall be “Skyscrapers, Inc. (Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island).” The object of this Society shall be to educate the general public and membership on matters pertaining to astronomy. It shall be an educational, nonprofit organization. This Society is incorporated as a non-business corporation under the laws of the State of Rhode Island.
