Too long has the mirror ball been overlooked as a scientific instrument.
A group of astronomers have called for more disco balls to be installed in observatories and scientific facilities to better observe the Sun.journal, a group of astronomers from Sweden argues that mirror balls could be an “easy and fun” way for multiple people to observe the Sun safely and urged observatories and scientific facilities to install more of them.
“Unlike more traditional solar projection tools like pinhole projectors and colanders, the disco ball spreads its solar images across a room, producing recognizable solar disks from distances of about two meters and onwards.” “This makes the disco ball a more accessible tool for larger or socially distanced groups. It is also possible to observe large sunspots with a disco ball with small enough mirror segments,” add the researchers.
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