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http://dx.doi.org/10.5303/PKAS.2022.37.3.059

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR ASTRONOMICAL RECORDS OF THE HYEONJONG-DONGGUNG-ILGI (1649-1659)  

UHN MEE, BAHK (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
BYEONG-HEE, MIHN (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
KI-WON, LEE (Daegu Catholic University)
SANG HYUK, KIM (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
JAE YEON, HYUN (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)
YONG GI, KIM (Chungbuk National University)
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Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society / v.37, no.3, 2022 , pp. 59-79 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated the records of astronomical phenomena in the Hyeonjong-Donggung-Ilgi written by the educational office for a crown prince, Sigang-won, during the time of a crown prince of the king Hyeonjong (i.e., from 1649 to 1659). Of the total of 3,625 days, 3,044 astronomical accounts were compiled from astronomical records of 2,003 days. We classified these astronomical accounts into 16 items, grouped into five categories, and statistically analyzed each group. In our analysis, the accounts for atmos-pheric optical phenomena equates to 57.9% of the total, and for celestial phenomena visible during the daytime the percentage is 17.3%. The records related to the approach between two objects such as planets, moon, and stars account for 3.3%, and solar or lunar eclipses take up 0.6%. The ratio of accounts regarding meteor, comet, and fire light (火光) stand at 13.8%, 0.30%, and 6.8%, respectively. Sunny days account for 71.1% of all days per year during this period. We determined that the distribution of the fire light by month is similar to that of the solar halo. We also found that the astronomical records from the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty correspond to only 30% of those of the Hyeonjong-Donggung-Ilgi for the same period. In particular, the phenomena of celestial objects occurring outside the atmosphere are transmitted to the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty in a higher proportion than the phenomena inside the air. It is therefore necessary to use a historical diary like a Donggung-Ilgi to interpret the phenomena in the air such as atmospheric optical events, meteor, and fire light.
Keywords
general: history and philosophy of astronomy; astronomical databases: miscellaneous; solar systems: comet (C/1652 Y1); meteor; planets; aurora;
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