AMNH Special Collections:
35mm color slides of astronomy subjects

Note: These slides are for lecture and reference use only.
For publication-quality images, contact AMNH Special Collections.

Slide# Subject Country Category see also
1388 Daytime view of the entrance to the Hayden Planetarium. United States AMNH General

Bliss Collection of Astronomical Instruments
Slide# Subject Country Category see also
K 17624 Compass. Bliss Collection. Collections
K 17625 Astrolabe. Bliss Collection of Astronomical Instruments. Collections
K 17626 Compass. Bliss Collection of Astronomical Instruments. Collections
K 17745 Astrolabe. Bliss Collection of Astronomical Instruments. Collections
K 17746 Folding compass, square. Bliss Collection. Collections
K 17747 Compass. Bliss Collection of Astronomical Instruments. Collections
K 17748 Compass, ball-top. Bliss Collection of Astronomical Instruments. Collections
K 17749 Box, partly closed. Bliss Collection of Astronomical Instruments. Collections

Hall of Meteorites, Minerals & Gems
Slide# Subject Country Category see also
5340 Cape York Meteorite. AMNH Hall of Meteorites. Greenland Permanent Exhibits 2A22945

Lunar Eclipses
Slide# Subject Country Category see also
K 10558 Full moon before start of eclipse. Field Photographs
K 10559 Time exposure showing six stages at beginning of eclipse. Field Photographs
K 10560 Time exposure showing five stages to totality. Field Photographs
K 10561 Eclipse of moon nearing totality. Field Photographs
K 10562 Eclipse of moon almost total. Field Photographs
K 10563 Total eclipse of moon. Field Photographs
K 10564 Partial eclipse after totality. Field Photographs
K 10565 Partial eclipse after totality. Field Photographs
K 10566 Partial eclipse after totality, closer view. Field Photographs
K 10567 Partial eclipse one-half hour before end of eclipse. Field Photographs

Meteorites
Slide# Subject Country Category see also
3316 The Willamette Meteorite on display in the Hayden Planetarium. United States Old Permanent Exhibits 2A13517
The 14 ton conical body lay nose down and partially buried after
falling near Willamette, Oregon. The exposed upper surface
became oxidized resulting in its pitted appearance.
K 14497 Canyon Diablo -- Aerial view of meteor crater. More than 20,000 United States Collections
fragments of this meteorite have been recoved in Arizona, where it
fell. A large piece of it created the 1.2 km. wide Meteor Crater.
K 14835 The Tent: The Cape York Meteorite "Ahnighito" fell in Cape York, Greenland Collections
Greenland about 10,000 years ago & formed part of the largest
recorded shower totaling 58 tons. In 1895 Robert E. Peary
collected three pieces; The Tent (34 tons), The Woman (3 tons),
and Th
K 14836 The Tent - other side: The Cape York Meteorite "Ahnighito" fell in Greenland Collections
Cape York, Greenland about 10,000 years ago & formed part of the
largest recorded shower totaling 58 tons. In 1895 Robert E. Peary
collected three pieces; The Tent (34 tons), The Woman (3
K 14837 The Woman: The Cape York Meteorite "Ahnighito" fell in Cape Greenland Collections
York, Greenland about 10,000 years ago & formed part of the
largest recorded shower totaling 58 tons. In 1895 Robert E. Peary
collected three pieces; The Tent (34 tons), The Woman (3 tons),
an
K 14838 The Woman - other side: The Cape York Meteorite "Ahnighito" fell Greenland Collections
in Cape York, Greenland about 10,000 years ago & formed part of
the largest recorded shower totaling 58 tons. In 1895 Robert E.
Peary collected three pieces; The Tent (34 tons), The Woman (3
K 14839 The Dog: The Cape York Meteorite "Ahnighito" fell in Cape York, Greenland Collections
Greenland about 10,000 years ago & formed part of the largest
recorded shower totaling 58 tons. In 1895 Robert E. Peary
collected three pieces; The Tent (34 tons), The Woman (3 tons),
and The Dog.
K 14840 Gibeon Meteorite -- 302 kg piece. Found in Namibia, Africa, it has Namibia Collections
a capping layer which contains deformed Widmanstaten structure
thought to have resulted when it hit the atmosphere and burst into
pieces.
K 14841 Gibeon Meteorite - 237 kg piece. Found in Namibia, Africa, it has Namibia Collections
a capping layer which contains deformed Widmanstaten structure
thought to have resulted when it hit the atmosphere and burst into
pieces.
K 14842 Guffey Meteorite -- 309 kg piece. An iron meteorite weighing 680 United States Collections
pounds was discovered in 1907 by 2 cowboys riding in the high
ranges between Currant Creek and Cripple Creek, Colorado.
K 14847 Canyon Diablo - 66 kg piece, other side. More than 20,000 United States Collections
fragments of this meteorite have been recoved in Arizona, where it
fell. A large piece of it created the 1.2 km. wide Meteor Crater.
K 14848 Canyon Diablo - 493 kg piece. More than 20,000 fragments of this United States Collections
meteorite have been recoved in Arizona, where it fell. A large piece
of it created the 1.2 km. wide Meteor Crater. AMNH # 2235.
K 14849 Canyon Diablo - 66 kg piece. More than 20,000 fragments of this United States Collections
meteorite have been recoved in Arizona, where it fell. A large piece
of it created the 1.2 km. wide Meteor Crater.

Solar eclipses
Slide# Subject Country Category see also
K 6433 Hills of northern Michigan, June 30, 1954. United States Field Photographs
K 6434 Equipment to photograph the eclipse. United States Field Photographs
K 6435 The sunrise June 30, 1954. United States Field Photographs
K 6436 The sun appears through the clouds. United States Field Photographs
K 6437 Eclipse seen through clouds. United States Field Photographs
K 6438 Partial eclipse, thirty-five minutes before totality. United States Field Photographs
K 6439 The sun half covered, twenty-five minutes before totality. United States Field Photographs
K 6440 Partial eclipse, fifteen minutes before totality. United States Field Photographs
K 6441 Partial eclipse, ten minutes before the sun is covered. United States Field Photographs
K 6442 Diamond Ring as total eclipse begins; Bailey's Beads also visible. United States Field Photographs
K 6443 The inner corona. United States Field Photographs
K 6444 Wider extension of corona. United States Field Photographs
K 6445 Solar prominence. United States Field Photographs
K 6446 Totality draws to an end. United States Field Photographs
K 6447 The "Diamond Ring" as total eclipse ends. United States Field Photographs
K 6448 Partial eclipse, fifteen minutes after totality United States Field Photographs
K 6449 Partial eclipse, thirty minutes after totality. United States Field Photographs
K 6450 Partial eclipse, five minutes before eclipse ends. United States Field Photographs
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