In this paper, we study the lunar eclipse records in the Goryeosa (History of the Goryeo Dynasty), an official history book of the Goryeo dynasty (A.D. 918 – 1392). In the history book, a total of 228 lunar eclipse accounts are recorded, covering the period from 1009 to 1392. However, we find that two accounts are duplications and four accounts correspond to no known lunar eclipses around the dates. For the remaining lunar eclipses, we calculate the magnitude and the time of the eclipse at different phases using the DE406 ephemeris. Of the 222 lunar eclipse accounts, we find that the minimum penumbral magnitude was 0.5583. For eclipses which occurred after midnight, we find that some accounts were recorded on the day before the eclipse, like the astronomical records of the Joseonwangjosillok (Annals of the Joseon Dynasty), while others were on the day of the lunar eclipse. We also find that four accounts show a difference in the Julian dates between this study and that of Ahn et al., even though it is assumed that the Goryeo court did not change the dates in the accounts for lunar eclipses that occurred after midnight. With regard to the contents of the lunar eclipse accounts, we confirm that the accounts recorded as total eclipses are accurate, except for two accounts. However, both eclipses were very close to the total eclipse. We also confirm that all predicted lunar eclipses did occur, although one eclipse happened two days after the predicted date. In conclusion, we believe that this study is very helpful for investigating the lunar eclipse accounts of other periods in Korea, and furthermore, useful for verifying the calendar dates of the Goryeo dynasty.

We had a campaign of observing the annular solar eclipse on 2012 May 21 by naked eye through eclipse eyeglasses to determine the limit line of annularity. As a result, we had about 15,000 reports through our website. In addition there were many observation groups for which about 30,000 people in total participated in the observations. The overall result was that the limit we observed by naked eye through eclipse glasses coincided with a prediction that took into account the lunar limb irregularity within the error of ±500 m. This error of the limit line location corresponds to about ±200 km of the radius of the Sun.

Indian astronomical texts have records of lunar astronomy since the Puranic age. In the Vednga Jyotia (1350 B CE), the algorithm for computing eclipses is not found. This phenomenon was interpreted in the Siddhntic texts as the occurrence of Vyatipati Yoga. This paper attempts to explain the computing and observational method found in astronomical texts of Siddhntic period.

We present a mathematical model that predicts the variation of illuminance during a solar eclipse, considering continuous effects of limb darkening. We assume that (1) the Sun and the Moon constitute perfect spheres, (2) the Moon crosses the Sun with a constant apparent velocity, and (3) sunspots, prominences, and coronae can be neglected. We compare predictions of this model with actual measurements made by Mollmann & Vollmer (2006) during a total solar eclipse in Turkey, and with predictions of existing models. The new model is shown to describe the actual phenomenon more accurately than existing models.

In this study, solar eclipse records were investigated during the Three Kingdoms era of ancient Korea using astronomical calculations and numerical simulations. Under the condition that the solar eclipses were actually observed at the well known capitals of the Three Kingdoms, I investigated the probabilities that the optimal observation areas of the Early Silla, Goguryeo, and Baekje records would appear around Chinese continent. I found higher probabilities than those suggested by Park and La (1994), although the numerical values are still low, especially in the case of the Early Silla records. On the other hand, the probability that the optimal observation area of the Later Silla records will be present around South Korea is only 13.6%, although the area shows a good match with the known capital. I also analyzed the number distribution of the eclipse records for the Three Kingdoms (except for the latter Silla's) according to the observers' locations: at the optimal observation areas and at the known capitals. And then I compared with the number distribution of all eclipses observable from those locations. From the χ2-test, I found that the Goguryeo and Baekje records had better representation of their population distributions at the latter regions (χ2=27.93 and 205.5) than at the former ones (χ2=34.19 and 211.5). Therefore, it is difficult to conclude that the observers' locations during the Three Kingdoms period were either near China, as suggested by Park and La, or in the Korean peninsula, solely based on these results. It is thus recommended that more studies are required to confirm the real observers' locations during the Three Kingdoms era.

본 연구에서는 통합교과적 접근이 필요한 지구과학 개념에 대한 예비 교사들의 이해를 알아보기 위하여 식 현상에 대한 예비 교사들의 정신 모형을 탐색하였다. 본 연구에는 30명의 중등 예비 지구과학 교사와 36명의 초등 예비교사들이 참여하였다. 정신 모형의 분석을 위해서 서로 다른 맥락의 질문지에 대한 예비 교사들의 응답 및 질문지를 토대로 한 심층 면담 과정에서 나타난 현상론적 초안과 전략적 국면을 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 식 현상에 대해 예비 교사들은 4개의 서로 다른 수준의 정신 모형을 가진 것으로 분석되었다: (1) 차폐 모형, (2) 공전궤도면 모형, (3) 혼성모형, 그리고 (4) 그림자 모형, 차폐 모형은 결함이 있는 모형이며, 공전궤도면 모형은 불완전한 모형, 그림자 모형은 과학적으로 옳은 모형이다. 혼성 모형은 두 개 이상의 정신 모형을 동시에 사용한다. 중등 예비 교사의 경우는 공전궤도면 모형이 40%로 가장 우세한 반면, 초등 예비 교사의 경우는 차폐 모형이 67%로 가장 많았다. 국면의 수준이 정신모형의 수준을 결정하며, 국면의 수준은 현상론적 초안에 의해 결정되는 것으로 분석되었다. 이 연구를 통해 정신 모형의 상황 의존성을 확인하였으며, 식 현상에 대한 낮은 수준의 정신 모형들이 개념적 모형으로 바뀌기 위해서는 광학과 기하학이 통합된 새로운 접근이 필요함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 정신 모형의 규명을 통한 예비 과학 교사의 주제 특정적 교과교육학 지식의 향상 가능성을 시사하였다.

A wide-field CCD detector for solar eclipse observations is discussed. The CCD is supposed to be of a moderate size, and the image of the corona is obtained by scanning the field of view. Results of the 1995 solar eclipse observation are shown which have been made with a prototype of the scanning CCD detector.