~May 2009 IYA Discovery Guide:
Our Sun

Use these IYA Discovery Guides to discover the excitement of the International Year of Astronomy. May's theme is Our Sun. Find out how to safely observe the Sun and about the Earth's relationship to our closest star with the Modeling the Earth and Sun activity. See what NASA is learning about the Sun too.

Download May 2009 IYA Discovery Guide (PDF, 3.12 MB)

Make a model of the whole Solar System
What will happen to our Sun when it dies? Find out
This PowerPoint asks if all stars are like the Sun
Have you ever seen the Earth's shadow? Try this
Check out these beautiful pictures of the Sun
See what else is happening for IYA in the US