Sun In Close-Up (1946)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Climax, Colorado. United States of America (USA). Good item showing close-up of the edge of the sun as seen through a telescope. L/S of the Colorado mountains with the observatory in the foreground. A scientist adjusts the coronagraph which imitates an eclipse and makes the edge of the sun visible. Various good shots of the sun as seen through the coronagraph with solar upheavals, turbulent clouds of incandescent gas and big explosions. Possibly connected with 46/25 - MD. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957