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The first sunspot drawing, John of Worcester around 1128. Sunspot drawing or sunspot sketching is the act of drawing sunspots. Sunspots are darker spots on the Sun's photosphere. Their prediction is very important for radio communication because they are strongly associated with solar activity, which can seriously damage radio equipment. [1]
The most usual form, often called sun in splendour or in his glory, consists of a round disc with the features of a human face surrounded by twelve or sixteen rays alternating wavy and straight. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The alternating straight and wavy rays are often said to represent the light and heat of the sun respectively.
Wall of the Sun and Wall of the Moon; War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet; Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings) We Are Making a New World; The Weeders (Jules Breton) The Wheat Field; Wheat Fields; World War II Victory Medal
Hisako Koyama (1916–1997) [1] was a Japanese solar observer, whose multidecade collection of detailed sunspot sketches played role in reconstructing a continuous sunspot record dating back to 1610.
The solar disk, crescent Moon and stars as shown on the Nebra sky disk (c. 1600 BC) The basic element of most solar symbols is the circular solar disk. The disk can be modified in various ways, notably by adding rays (found in the Bronze Age in Egyptian depictions of Aten) or a cross.
William Blake (British, 1757–1827) The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun (Rev. 12: 1–4), ca. 1803–1805 – Brooklyn Museum The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun (National Gallery) The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea The Number of the Beast is 666
Irworobongdo in the throne hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace. Irworobongdo (Korean: 일월오봉도; Hanja: 日月五峯圖) is a Korean folding screen with a highly stylized landscape painting of a sun and moon, five peaks which always was set behind Eojwa, the king’s royal throne during the Joseon Dynasty.
Drawing of a Solar Maximum Mission probe. In 1980, the Solar Maximum Mission probes were launched by NASA. This spacecraft was designed to observe gamma rays, X-rays and UV radiation from solar flares during a time of high solar activity and solar luminosity. Just a few months after launch, however, an electronics failure caused the probe to go ...