Solar prominences

Presents observations, during the period of 140 hours, at a specially designed solar telescope recording the activities of gaseous clouds near the sun’s surface. The types of prominences included are quiescent, spot, cap, quasi-eruptive, and loop or fountain.

Credits

production company

McMath-Hulbert Observatory

Audio Visual Education Center, University of Michigan

Duration

00:11:23:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1948

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009999

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Solar flares

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomical instruments

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Solar flares

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Solar system

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Sun - Observations

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Telescopes

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1948

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