Sun Spots.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 259, 1 December 1903, Page 4

Sun Spots.

The Yale Observatory astronomers have been making observations of the sun's spots. Br. W. L. Elkins, in charge of the observatory, says : "There seems to be two large spots apd about a dozen smaller ones now visible on the sun. These have been discernible for about eight or ten days. About every u years the sun spots appear in greater .numbers and more frequently than at anv other time, an<l the maximum period is <lue some time about 1903 or H 904 'l'i,; appearance of the .spots now vvomd indicate that this period l s Ji praaching The spots are visible to the naked eye through smoked glass nsemble small clouds," ' When asked the s \w of the groom o spots relatively, Professor kins said : ' "The group probably measure* about 30,000 „ lSk . s uc ,.i s n,^'« , e two largest spots are not n large as we have observed he° e Z other years. These large spots mea while m former years spots meastir K^Pb^^^, mosp^JTstur i nOC ' limatic °"*-\ Theefte-t * Bt ;" lrances °'' changes. magnetic lakTv1 a kTv is «**** com Pass to be aftec t(? d even.-r sitiv 4