Sunspots, American, 12 August 1917.

Sunspots, American, 12 August 1917.

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Photograph film positive, 16" x 20", the Sun, photographed with the 60ft Tower Telescope of the Mount Wilson Observatory, 1917 August 12, Large groups of sunspots lying in zones parallel to the Sun's equator, size of image 15" x 19"

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Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1921-609
Measurements:
overall: 16 x 20 in.
type:
black-and-white transparencies, astrophotographs and sun
credit:
Mount Wilson Observatory