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Using Sidereal Rotation Period Expressions to Calculate the Sun’s Rotation Period through Observation of Sunspots

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  • Tsung-Ching Chen
  • Jiann-Shing Lih
  • Tien-Tang Chang
  • Chih-Hung Yang
  • Ming-Chi Lu
  • Chia-Ju Liu
  • Ming-Chung Ho

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We utilize sidereal rotation period expressions to calculate the sun’s rotation period via sunspot observation. From the well-known astronomical sites, we collected sunspot diagrams for 14 months, from January 2013 to February 2014, to analyze, compare, and implement statistical research. In addition to acquiring the average angular rate of the movement of sunspots, we found that even the same number of sunspots moved at different angular rates, and generally the life of larger sunspots is longer than 10 days. Therefore the larger sunspots moved around the back of the sun, and a handful of relatively smaller sunspots disappeared within a few days. The results show that the solar rotation period varied with the latitude. However, if we take the average of the sunspots at high and low latitudes, we find that the calculated value is very close to the accredited values.

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  • Tsung-Ching Chen & Jiann-Shing Lih & Tien-Tang Chang & Chih-Hung Yang & Ming-Chi Lu & Chia-Ju Liu & Ming-Chung Ho, 2015. "Using Sidereal Rotation Period Expressions to Calculate the Sun’s Rotation Period through Observation of Sunspots," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, vol. 2015, pages 1-4, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlmpe:153407
    DOI: 10.1155/2015/153407
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