Shaw-IAU Workshops by the OAE

We show some low-cost methodologies to show some lesser-known aspects of the Sun's surface. Using equipment that allows the visualization of the projected image of the Sun, optical telescopes with neutral filter, with filter of a single wavelength or the PST students can observe the Sun in different ways and obtain images that allow to make a more in-depth analysis of its dynamics. Getting photographs or videos of the Sun treated with free programs it is possible to analyze, for example, the Sunspots. Through the analysis of these images, young people will be able to make direct measurements to determine the speed of rotation of the Sun at different latitudes and compare the results of these measurements with the data available in the literature.

Biography:

Born in 1971. Teacher of Physics and Chemistry in a secondary school in Braga. Master in Astronomy since 2004. Author of the book "Astronomy in a minute", published in 2009 during the celebration of the International Year of Astronomy. He is currently developing his doctoral project entitled "The involvement of the public in space exploration through astronomy" at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto.