Sunspots
"Dark Gaseous Masses"(sunspots) in the sun
Starting
from around 140 B.C, Chinese astronomers have started making observations on
thesunspots in the sun. Using only their naked eyes, they have made keen observations
of the sunspots' duration. There are three main books that have made written
history on the observations(Please refer to the table below).
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Title
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Contents
and quotes
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Han
Shu(History of the Han Dynasty)
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It
states that in the third month of 28 B.C., " the sun bore a yellowish
color when it rose and a mass of dark gas was observed at its center."
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Han
Shu(History of the Han Dynasty)
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In
the first month of A.D. 188, "the sun wore the color of orange
and there was seen in its center a dark gaseous mass in the shape of
a flying magpie, which remained until several months later."
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Huai
Nan Zi( THe Book of the Prince of Huai Nan)
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It
states that the appearance of the sunspots as a perching crow
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Song
Shu(History of the Song Dynasty)
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"Black
spots as big as a plum", and "Didn't vanish until three days
later."
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