Figure 1: Path of sun's center about the center of mass of the solar system, from 1968 to 2013
Source: Paul D. Jose: Sun's motion and sunspots - The Astronomical Journal. Vol 70, Nr. 3 (1965) - Markings: Heeke.
Table 1: Sun's motion
over time - The numbers along the curve of Figure 1 refer to
following dates:
1. 1977-02-26 |
6. 1988-02-09 |
9. 1994-09-05 |
12. 2001-04-01 |
15. 2007-10-26 |
3. 1981-07-15 |
7. 1990-04-19 |
10. 1996-11-13 |
13. 2003-06-09 |
16. 2010-01-04 |
5. 1985-12-01 |
8. 1992-06-27 |
11. 1999-01-22 |
14. 2005-08-18 |
17. 2012-03-13 |
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Figure 1-1 and 1-2:
Path of sun's center about the center of mass of the solar system
from about 1648 to 1680 (Maunder Minimum) and from 2005 to 2037
Source: I. Charvátová: Can origin of the 2400-year cycle of solar activity be caused by solar inertial motion? Ann. Geophysicae 18. 399-405 (2000) and Jose (as above). Text and marking: Heeke
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