Sun & Large Sunspot Group of April 7, 1947

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Stock #:696903
Type: Postcard
Era: Real Photo
Publisher: Frashiers
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Our sun is a star, and being relatively near (93,000,000 miles), is the only star which can be studied in great detail. Its diameter is 864,400 miles. Its rotation period is 24 days, 16 hours. The effective temperature at the center of the disk is about 10,350 F. Photograph from 60-FT. Tower Telescope Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories

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