Sun Without Spots
Sir, —Referring to your article in this morning’s paper headed, “Sun Without Spots,” I desire to state that on July 15, 1941, I observed the sun at 3.25 p.m. and the disc was completely clear of spots, the conditions for obesrving being very good at the time. I reported this observation to the Carter Observatory not as a “suspicion” but as a fact. I was then told that this was the first clear disc recorded for six years. Ou November 7, 1941, I observed the sun at 2.45 p.m. under excellent conditions and the disc was again definitely clear of spots. I also made observations on November 8, 11.25 a.in., and November 9, 9.45 a.m. No spots were seen on either occasion, but as the conditions were not very good a very minute spot might easily have escaped detection. I sent notes of all these observations to the Carter Observatory. I am confident the sun was clear of spots when observed on July 15 and also ou November 7 but am not much interested in the official view of the matter.—l am, etc., G. V. HUDSON. Wellington, November 13.
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 43, 14 November 1941, Page 9
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