Eyes of the Coconut

Eyes of the Coconut, originally uploaded by powersdale.

One of the eyes of the coconut (the primary one) is the attachment to the coconut tree that nurished the coconut as it grew. The coconut is a not really a nut: It is an ovary.

Tasting Coconut Milk for the first time.

Tasting Coconut Milk for the first time., originally uploaded by powersdale.

With 2 of the 3 eyes of the coconut opened, the juice can be sucked out. This juice is often referred as the milk of the coconut. This was drank by Tom Hanks in the movie "Castaway".

Coconut broken open

Coconut broken open, originally uploaded by powersdale.

Coconut was broken open and the heavy shell removed.

Fresh Coconut

Fresh Coconut, originally uploaded by powersdale.

Many students took the opportunity to take fresh coconut -- some for the first time.

Looking at the Sun with the Telescope

Looking at the Sun with the Telescope, originally uploaded by powersdale.

You should never look directly at the sun using a telescope. One technique is to project the image of the sun on a piece of paper. It is important not to have anyone on the side of the telescope from which the concentrated light exits the telescope

Sunspot on the Sun

Sunspot on the Sun, originally uploaded by powersdale.

By projecting the light from the telescope on a piece of paper, an image of the sun appears on the paper. I am pointing to a sun spot.

Because the Sun rotates around its axis in 26 days, these sun spots move across the face of the sun. Sun spots are storms on the sun. They start out small, grow in size, and then dissipate similar to storms on the earth. Sometimes the sun spot can disappear from view, rotate around the back side of the sun and then come back into view before it dissipates.

Setting a Zonation Measurement

Setting a Zonation Measurement, originally uploaded by powersdale.

The purpose of this excersize is to show how there are different zones on the beach. In each of these zones, different species exist. Someone trained in this field can identify these various zones by their color and other characteristics.