Glass diapositive in passe partout frame X12 showing the Sun with spots in white light on May 16

Made:: 1951 in Greenwich

maker:: Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux

Glass diapositive in passe partout frame [X12] showing the Sun with spots in white light on May 16, 1951.

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Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1999-927

Materials:: glass, paper and complete

Measurements:: overall: 5 x 255 x 255 mm

type:: black-and-white transparencies, astrophotographs and sun

credit:: Royal Greenwich Observatory

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Glass diapositive in passe partout frame X12 showing the Sun with spots in white light on May 16

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