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[[Books of Han|Han shu]] : Wuxing zhi: zia ch. 27:
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Emperor Cheng of Han, first year of the Heping reign period, third month .... At sunrise the Sun was yellow.  There was a black vapor as large as a coin at its center.
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Source:  [https://books.google.com/books?id=9JatFvikiwQC&pg=PA152&lpg=PA152&dq=sunspot+china+may+10&source=bl&ots=YC35aQeMfp&sig=tw3RDtbxd4du3KSvMRlco4ntB4U&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9gtz-kdLMAhVH8IMKHbRNAdYQ6AEILzAD#v=onepage&q=sunspot%20china%20may%2010&f=false East-Asian Archaeoastronomy: Historical Records of Astronomical Observations] By Zhenoao Xu, W. Pankenier, Yaotiao Jiang @ books.google.com
  
 
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The Sunspot of May 10, 28 BCE was a sunspot observed and documented during the Han dynasty in China.

It is among the first documented sunspots.

Description

Han shu : Wuxing zhi: zia ch. 27:

Emperor Cheng of Han, first year of the Heping reign period, third month .... At sunrise the Sun was yellow. There was a black vapor as large as a coin at its center.

Source: East-Asian Archaeoastronomy: Historical Records of Astronomical Observations By Zhenoao Xu, W. Pankenier, Yaotiao Jiang @ books.google.com

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