Posted 7 years ago
charlie1968
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I was walking around the auto swap meet I noticed a frame what looked like a picture in a box full of car parts. I looked at it thought it was strange and I bought it. What I found out was an expedition was sent in 1901 to photo the suns corona. A few people died on this expedition. Only 8 photos were made. Turns out 2 are left in a museum in California and this is the 3rd. How it got here and survived I have no idea I'm glad I saved it from the parts box.
Just wondering where the images were taken and by who, CHARLIE ???
Total in 1901 was in Indonesia (these days) ...... Sumatra. Lick Observatory’s expedition to Padang, Sumatra, to observe the 17-18 May 1901 solar eclipse.
http://digitalcollections.ucsc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p265101coll10/id/1283
This photo looks like the 7th mentioned here :
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1901PASP...13..187P
I found this article on the 'double image prism camera' and 1901/
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1912PASP...24..123Y/0000123.000.html
This would have to be the best article available on the net about the event:
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1902MNRAS..62A...5./A000005.000.html
EXTRAORDINARY !!!
What an amazing find !!!!!
Thanks it is a historic piece. I was shocked when I found out about it.
Great information!