The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
The Effect of the Sur,
Spots on Our Weather

The cause OF these streamcrs that make IN the
corona Is Of the things that eclipse observars r
trying 10 find out. 49,
Several theories have been advanced. one OF which
Is particularly Interesting and apparently in accord
win the Facts as we know them present
1t Is supposed that the is surrounded by many
sSselns OF meteors or streams of stardust frag-
ABOUT the sun in eptca orbits similar to those of tho
planets themselves and, in fact it is known that sew
era such orbits of meeors intersect the earths orbit
anu cause showers or shooting stars whenever the
earth bumps into them "
1t is known that such streams mctoors are clustered
ely tncKiy near the surface OF the sum- and should
mere occur the slightest disturbance the equilibrium
nee OF the solar system some of these
"ouiu ran INTO the
Besides these meteors which traye, abor. tbe eu, T.,
ooseo orol's mere are others we'll comets which
eoe from distant space and fall directly into the SUM-
rms helps TO keep up the suns heat and light and
also Is the cause of OF the storms which arc nor
roa as'ng IN the suns philosophers (Which CORE.
spohos win the earths atmosphere but consists NJ
metals and other elements SO intensely hot that thev
have turned to gas) o tHal 'heS
Tnese storms something like our cyclones and
Ne can scarcely comprehend their magnitude
- sun spot as seen IN telescope appears to he
sort OF whirlpool IN the heavy phoosphere and ~
these spots are so large that hundred or more hod
eaen as large as the earth could be dumped into the
Whirilng maestrom Of single spot without 6II;n, :,
surrounding the spots (Which are in realty verv
ou appear dark by contrast) other regions of in
tense activity with tongues of Aamn often go on onn
miles long leaping out toward space ''0
according to the meteorc theory these soots ara
thus, manly oy huge meteors falling into the SUM-
he
surface, and then explode account of the intense
neat lhese explosions would to account for The
teTrhc disturbances of the philosophers and also to an
en,ens LOT many other appearances. such as the
promlnences Cor tongues and masses of fame near
the surface) and the coronal steamers. ETC.
Professor c. Y Turner, the English astronomer has
ADVANCED an interesting theory that the sun spots are
ue 10 stream Of meeors drawn from their path by
the attraction Of Saturn and then thrown into The SIN
III combination with portions of Saurn's rings but
icfe IL more probable that Jupiter from it's position
mas Geen the agency to draw the meteorc shower into
our luminary 1t is interesting to note that recent
theory has explained the extraordinary craterike ps
WIN lump in the centre which see on the moon
force " ~ ~ - VIII 'i'aiic
me observations of Zoner, Respighi and others
spown the operation of supendous eruptive forces
beneath the solar surface
Inc rosecolored promnences which Jansen and
h oSKyer have shown to be masses of incandescent
hydrogen are regarded by Professor ResIigh as
nneaomena or eruption. They the seat of move
OF winch no terrestrial phenomena can afford any
h, masses OF matter the volume of which is many
nham.,ia times greater than the earth, completely
mnnsns 'neir position and form in the space of few