Analysis Of Our Sun: A Trip To The Planetarium

Our Sun: A Trip to the Planetarium On September 19, 2015 I arrived at the Thomas Planetarium of the Anchorage Museum. The place was almost empty, it was just me, another female student who I found was there for the same class assignment as me and the woman who was responsible for managing the projector and answering our questions. The name of the presentation was “Sunstruck” and it was meant to educate the public on the power of the sun. I had been at that planetarium before, but I decided to go for this assignment because I have always been curious about the sun, astronomy and places that are not too demanding of social skills. I was also encouraged because in elementary school my first big research project was on the sun, and somehow I …show more content…
I realize that some people do not go to planetariums because compared to watching a movie in the theater, planetariums are expensive and the shows are short. The show I watched was only 20 minutes, but I think that was long enough to capture the beauty and horrors of the sun. I did not find any bias on the presentation because it seemed very scientific and professional to me. It was not a controversial issue either because I think most people would agree that the sun is important to our life on Earth. The only part that I did not like was how fast they explained the layers of the sun because I cannot learn that fast and I am sure most people are not familiar with the composition of the sun. Perhaps the show should had been longer, so that there was no rush of facts. Anyhow, I thought the show was interesting. My life will be somewhat different now because every time I go outside and noticed that it is a sunny Alaskan day, I will think that it took about eight minutes for the sun rays to reach my skin. The sun is like a god that should be admire and fear. I will think that the sun is a reminder that nothing is forever. Nothing at