HARVARD STUDENT TAKES FIRST PHOTO OF ECLIPSE CORONA

An undergraduate at the University, W. M. Powell '26, and not E. R. Hewett, Princeton '89 as previously announced, took the first colored photograph in history of the sun's corona during a total eclipse. This face hitherto generally unknown was discovered yesterday by the Crimson.

Powell, when interviewed admitted that his photographs were taken prior to these of Mr. Hewitt. "Hewitt", he said, "took his picture at Easthampton, long Island, while mine was taken at New Haven. The eclipse came to New Haven first, so that I beat him by six seconds", he added laughing.

Took Six Photographs

Powell, moreover, took six successful photographs, four of the corona, and two of the sky, in order to bring out the depth of color apparent at the height of the eclipse. Mr. Hewitt, on the other hand, apparently took only one. He used the same process as that adopted by the Princeton man, the Lumiere super-sensitized plate, but adapted it to eclipse photography after careful research work of his own.

Show Colors Distinctly

His photographs are now with Dr. J. A. Miller, head of the Sproul Observatory at Swarthmore, where they will be exhibited at an important Astronomical conference on February 28. Powell said that his two small photographs of the corona were almost perfect and brought out the original colors of the corona flames very clearly. He added, "The eclipse was altogether unfavorable for colored photography work, since there was less color than is usually apparent. Nevertheless, the pictures bring out the different shades of red, green, and yellow quite vividly".