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Spectrohelioscope

Hey kiddo, have you ever heard of a spectrohelioscope? It's a really fancy tool that helps scientists study the sun.

You know how you can see the sun shining in the sky? Well, scientists use the spectrohelioscope to take a closer look at the sun's light.

The spectrohelioscope works kind of like a big camera. It has a special lens that splits the sunlight into different colors, kind of like how a prism splits light into a rainbow.

Then, the spectrohelioscope takes a picture of the sun, but instead of a regular picture, it's a picture of all the different colors that make up the sun's light.

Scientists can use this picture to learn all sorts of things about the sun, like what elements it's made of, how hot it is, and even if there are any big explosions happening on its surface.

So, the spectrohelioscope helps scientists learn more about the sun and how it works. Pretty cool, huh?
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