Art, Symbol & Imagination
Solar Prominences of 21 August 1909: Mount Wilson
Bright, branching prominences rise above a dark curved solar limb. Their fine wisps and larger arches differ markedly from the smooth edge below. The source credits Mount Wilson Solar Observatory and dates the image to 21 August 1909, describing the prominences as 80,000 miles high. Reproduced in Sun Lore, the photograph gives the book’s solar subject a directly observed astronomical counterpart.
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Mount Wilson Solar Observatory (photographic credit). "Solar Prominences of 21 August 1909: Mount Wilson" [editorial title]. In Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship, William Tyler Olcott. 1914 edition, 1914, G. P. Putnam's Sons. Source scan leaf 405. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0404
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- Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship
- Solar prominences at the limb
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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Mount Wilson Solar Observatory (photographic credit). Solar Prominences of 21 August 1909: Mount Wilson. Sun Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths and Legends Concerning the Sun and Its Worship. Scan leaf 405. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0139-0404