Brown/strong yellow observation of the Sun, 25 October 1905
- Made:
- 1905 in Folkestone
Brown/strong yellow observation of sunspots made by John Willis on 25 October 1905 at 10:15am. On the reverse Willis has noted: "Approximate size of spot - 25,000 x9500 miles A- S- 0/ - penumbra 38,000 x 34,000 miles. JW". A large spot is delineated. One of 275 pencil, ink and colour wash observations of the Sun and Jupiter made by Willis in Folkestone between 1879 and 1906.
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 2001-769/207
- Materials:
- paper, pencil, ink, col. wash
- Measurements:
-
overall: 146 mm x 174 mm
- type:
- drawing
- credit:
- Sotheby's (Olympia)
