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| Name: Gobinda Das Affiliation: Madanpur Kendriya Adarsha Vidyalaya Conference ID: ASI2025_304 Title : SOLAR OBSERVATIONS AS EDUCATIONAL TOOLS FOR STUDENTS Authors and Co-Authors : Gobinda Chandra Das Abstract Type : Poster Abstract Category : Education, Outreach and Heritage Abstract : A great majority of the students community don't get even a little knowledge on astronomy or astrophysics in their school and college education. It is also noteworthy that , the interest of the students in basic sciences is on the wane. It is not a good sign. The pursuit of science is essential for the progress and development of a nation. A teacher has to take role in this crisis. If a teacher stimulates interest in a subject the students likely develop an interest in that subject. Solar observations may be very handy tools to expose the students to the joy of research . Thus the students will be able to appreciate the physics of the sun and extend it to the stars in general. Our present work is devoted to the following studies. To find the rotation period of the sun, the daily images of the sun from SOHO are downloaded. Limb-darkening can be measured by observing the intensity of light across the sun's diameter during a solar eclipse. Identification of elements in solar spectrum, available online. Finding the ratio of the distance of the sun from the Earth when maximum (Aphelion) to the distance when minimum (Perihelion), eccentricity of the Earth's orbit is measured. A variety of experiments on the sun are possible during a Venus transit. Solar observations provide excellent opportunities for understanding the physics of the sun and stars in general among the students. This can make the students interested in basic sciences also. Keywords: sunspots ------ observations------rotation period------limb darkening------solar spectrum-----eccentricity |