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Galileo observed them around the year 1612.
However, it seems that others had done the same, a year or so earlier.
Also it seems the Chinese astronomer Gan De recorded seeing sunspots
as early as 364 BC.
So, the answer is: probably at least as early as 364 BC. Then they were "rediscovered ", with the new invention of the telescope, around 1611.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe first surviving record of sunspot observation is by the 4th century BC Chinese astronomer Gan De, though he didn't "create a powerful telescope" ... or any telescope at all, for that matter; those came around 2000 years later. So I guess the answer is "no one."
A lot of people seem to believe the answer is Galileo Galilei, but there are literally centuries of recorded observations of sunspots before Galileo's in both Chinese and Western astronomical records. It's possible that Galileo may have been one of the first to realize that he was literally seeing spots on the Sun itself and not something passing between the Sun and the Earth (some of the earlier observers seem to have thought they were planetary transits of the Sun), but he certainly wasn't the first person to observe and record them.
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∙ 13y agoGallalao was the first to see sunspots.He was blind when he saw them.
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∙ 14y agoThe sun has been there for as long as people can remember. So the very first humans were the first to see it.
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∙ 10y agoGalileo was. Fortunately for him, his telescope was of very poor quality, so he was
able to observe them without instantly and permanently losing his eyesight.
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∙ 11y agoIsaac Newton. ( watch Big Bang Theory and Sheldon will mention Isaac Newton millions of times )
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∙ 12y agogalileo galilei
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∙ 11y agoGalileo Galileo
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Who was the astronomer who first used a telescope to observe the moon?
Galileo Galilei (from italy)
Galileo was the first astronomer to use what?
Galileo first used a telescope to observe the sky.
Galileo was the first astronomer to describe surface features of the?
Galileo was the first astronomer to describe surface features of the moon.
Why was Galileo the first astronomer?
He was not the first astronomer; there were plenty before him going back to the Babylonians at least. Galileo, however, was the first to use a telescope.
What is the first observe cells?
Robert Hooke an Englishman was the first scientist to observe cells
Who created the a powerful telescope and was the first to observe and record sunspots?
Galileo Galilei
Who was the astronomer who first used a telescope to observe the moon?
Galileo Galilei (from italy)
Galileo was the first astronomer to use what?
Galileo first used a telescope to observe the sky.
Who discovered Sun Spots in 1608?
Sunspots were first observed telescopically in late 1610 by the English astronomer Thomas Harriot and Frisian astronomers Johannes and David Fabricius
Who discoved sunspots?
Galileo first discovered the sunspots in 1610.
When were the sunspots first discovered and who discovered them?
Sunspots were discovered in 1610 by Galileo.
Galileo was the first astronomer to describe surface features of the?
Galileo was the first astronomer to describe surface features of the moon.
Why was Galileo the first astronomer?
He was not the first astronomer; there were plenty before him going back to the Babylonians at least. Galileo, however, was the first to use a telescope.
When was sunspots first discovered and who discovered them?
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Which astronomer first described the moons surface?
The Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo wrote the first scientific description of the moon
Who is thought to be the first astronomer to record the Butterfly Cluster?
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Who discover Aquila?
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