SPOTS ON THE SUN
NEW AREA OF ACTIVITIES. DOMINION OBSERVATIONS. .B> I'elegraph—Eresa Association. ) WELLINGTON, Jan. 18. Two large centres of activity on the sun, which were noted recently, are now very close to the western limit of the sun. A new area of activitv i®. represented by a group of small spots, which to-day is on the central meridian. This group is increasing in activity.
At noon yesterday 20 spots were? counted by observers at the Dominion Observatory, and by 5 p.m. the number had increase*! to 25. whereas today there are no fewer than 36.
Preliminary measurements show the new group to be some 81,000. miles in length, with a maximum width of 40,000 miles.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 20 January 1930, Page 4
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116SPOTS ON THE SUN Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 20 January 1930, Page 4
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