We have come to study the sun at a period somewhere between the minimum and maximum of solar activity.  In our observations, using binoculars to project the sun onto a white surface, we have been unable to clearly see the tiny sunspot pairs.  Yet in our research, we are coming to understand the birth of  our closest star and its cycles of activity.   Composition, structure, temperature, and age all play a role in the manner in which our sun produces and emits light and energy.   We have combined our individual research into an overall portrayal of stellar evolution and present day solar motion.
    In the five weeks, as the sun shows its face more often, we will expand on our solar observations.  Using a synthesis of telescope observation and solar projection through binocular lenses, we hope to make first hand observations of solar activity.  We can then compare our findings with the images provided by Learmonth Solar Observatory, Australia, and Hollman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
    In the days before the Science Fair, we plan to discuss the activity observed from the telescope photos.  We will focus on the movement of sunspots and solar flares, taking into account the rotation of the sun.   For part of our Science Fair presentation as well as our class presentation, we will create a sequence of solar images spaning the month of April (one complete rotation of the sun).