Eclipse, Corona

August 31, 1932

American 20th Century

Associated Names
American 20th Century

Artist

The image shows a solar eclipse corona, with a dark circle, representing the moon, obscuring the sun and revealing only the glowing corona around its edges. The photograph highlights the white halo of the solar corona against the black background, showcasing the ethereal and delicate structure of the sun's outer atmosphere. The image is titled and dated, indicating it was taken on August 31, 1932, using a kryptocyanine negative with an infrared filter.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.2 × 24.4 cm (7 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.21.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, across bottom in negative: Corona-Aug, 31,-from Kryptocyanine Negative- thru [sic] Infra-Red Filter; bottom right in negative: 65739.

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