From ancient times, we have tended to think of the sun as perfect, unblemished, and whole. Galileo was therefore somewhat surprised when he aimed his newly invented telescope sunward in 1610.
Instead of a smooth and even surface, he found that the sun was marked by dark spots. These migrated slowly across the sun, disappearing around the edge after a week or so. Galileo concluded, quite mistakenly, that these spots were dark clouds, like thunderclouds, travelling around the sun. Learn more on this A Moment of Science...
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From ancient times, we have tended to think of the sun as perfect, unblemished, and whole. Galileo was therefore somewhat surprised when he aimed his newly invented telescope sunward in 1610.
Instead of a smooth and even surface, he found that the sun was marked by dark spots. These migrated slowly across the sun, disappearing around the edge after a week or so. Galileo concluded, quite mistakenly, that these spots were dark clouds, like thunderclouds, travelling around the sun. Learn more on this A Moment of Science...
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