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First violet source in Leo
The first violet source in Leo is unknown.

The field of violet astronomy is the result of observations and theories about violet sources detected in the sky above.

The first astronomical violet source discovered may have been the Sun.

But, violet waves from the Sun are intermingled with other radiation so that the Sun may appear as other than a primary source for violet waves.

The early use of sounding rockets and balloons to carry violet detectors high enough may have detected violet waves from the Sun as early as the 1940s.

This is a lesson in map reading, coordinate matching, and searching. It is also a project in the history of violet astronomy looking for the first astronomical violet source discovered in the constellation of Leo.

Nearly all the background you need to participate and learn by doing you've probably already been introduced to at a secondary level and perhaps even a primary education level.

Some of the material and information is at the college or university level, and as you progress in finding violet sources, you'll run into concepts and experimental tests that are an actual search.