ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Sun Gun Telescope

A sun gun telescope is a special tool that helps us look at the sun. Think of the sun like a really bright light bulb. We can't look directly at it because it's too bright and can harm our eyes. So, scientists made a special telescope that has a very strong filter to block most of the bright light. It's like putting sunglasses on the telescope.

The sun gun telescope also has a special mirror that helps it follow the sun as it moves across the sky. This mirror rotates too to make sure the sun is always in the right spot for us to look at.

So, with the sun gun telescope, we can safely look at the sun and study it to learn more about it. We can see things like sunspots (which are darker areas on the sun's surface) and solar flares (which are really bright bursts of energy that shoot out from the sun). Scientists use this information to better understand our sun and how it affects us here on Earth.