Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1861 |
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Page 4
... nuclei commonly remain visible to almost the very edge of the disk , the penumbral border of a spot very seldom ... nucleus seems also to bespeak . See series of large spot throughout sheet 41 , and series also of the grand spot v ...
... nuclei commonly remain visible to almost the very edge of the disk , the penumbral border of a spot very seldom ... nucleus seems also to bespeak . See series of large spot throughout sheet 41 , and series also of the grand spot v ...
Page 37
... nuclei of the spots , and its termination persuaded me that the nuclei are really badly terminated , and that there is a real diffusion of matter in their borders . In the intervals left between the clouds , during the passage , I ...
... nuclei of the spots , and its termination persuaded me that the nuclei are really badly terminated , and that there is a real diffusion of matter in their borders . In the intervals left between the clouds , during the passage , I ...
Page 43
... nuclei of the spots then visible on the solar disk . In connexion with the apparent alteration of form of the planet , I may perhaps be allowed to give an extract from my journal , describing a similar appearance observed by my friend ...
... nuclei of the spots then visible on the solar disk . In connexion with the apparent alteration of form of the planet , I may perhaps be allowed to give an extract from my journal , describing a similar appearance observed by my friend ...
Page 55
... nucleus of an elliptical shape , with its major axis a little inclined to the vertical , that is , directed nearly towards the Sun. It was about the size of the ball of Saturn , near opposition , or about 20 " in diameter . A stream of ...
... nucleus of an elliptical shape , with its major axis a little inclined to the vertical , that is , directed nearly towards the Sun. It was about the size of the ball of Saturn , near opposition , or about 20 " in diameter . A stream of ...
Page 58
... nucleus , but the brilliancy of the nucleus is still very great . In the telescope the nucleus appeared pear - shaped , with the point ( apparently westward ) and the axis parallel to the declination axis . Two curved streams of light ...
... nucleus , but the brilliancy of the nucleus is still very great . In the telescope the nucleus appeared pear - shaped , with the point ( apparently westward ) and the axis parallel to the declination axis . Two curved streams of light ...
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