A FIT OF GIDDINESS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11252, 3 July 1922, Page 8

A FIT OF GIDDINESS

PECULIAR BEHAVIOUR OF SUN. OBSERVED BY NAPIER RESIDENT. That the sun revolves on its axis is supposed to he a well-established scientific fact, but nobody has ever been able to distinguish the movement with his naked eye, but Mr Henry Hill, of Napier (says the “Telegraph”) states that on Saturday morning last he “saw the sun moving, or apparently moving, from left to right and having the appearance of a huge Catherine wheel.” Mr Hill asserts that between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on that day:—“My attention was drawn to the sun, which had gone cold, and was turning round and round like a cart-wheel. MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT. "Looking at the sun with the naked eye, it had the appearance of a huge Catherine wheel moving at a great rate from right to left. ■'f ile front disc was plainly noticeable, and one of my daughters said it was the moon moving across the sun. “When first observed by me the appearance was a rich golden hue, the sun moving, or seemingly moving, from right to left, and having the appearance of a huge Catherine wheel. The colours altered rapidly, and through the atmosphere patches of colour from golden to yellow brown appeared to move an various directions. WITH THE NAKED EYE. “There was no inconvenience what, over in looking at the sun with the naked eye. At ten minutes past 8 the corona had exactly the appearance as at the time of an eclipse, except as to colour, hut the inner circle or disc became of a blotchy blue, with a golden corona, followed by a very deep blue. At 8.20 the disc was green, followed by pale green and deep green blotches, but at the same time the motion, altered for a space towards the right, and continued for a minute from left to right and right to left with a kind of swinging motion. COLOUR CHANGES. “The colour changes were at this time unusually beautiful. Light blue, blotchy blue, deep bluish green, then pale blue, full white corona, greenish blue, pale blue, deep green, with bluish shadow outside corona. The colour presented a great contrast to the rim, changes wore remarkably rapid, and which, being white, had the appearance of being rapidly rotated in front of a disc. “As the storm .movement decreased, wave-liko tings of pink and ruby red were to be observed, and the disc became white with a kind of centre or Vortex. From this time it became difficult to look at the sun, and the heat rays rapidly incresed.”