Sun Spots, from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy, 1876 Color Lithograph lidded jars The is a flaw in

The is a flaw in the glass at the lip

is especially lovely--and fairly unusual in having a handle

and energetically stippled all over spots

Distinctly mid-century but also timeless

Sun Spots, from Austrian Journal of Popular Astronomy, 1876 Color Lithograph lidded jars The is a flaw inThis striking image of sun spots as they appeared on November 3, 1868, comes from a volume of Zeitschrift fr populre Astronomi (Journal of Popular Astronomy), published by Lith Anst, Graz (Austria), c. 1876. The image itself was created by Ernest Matthey Guenet, who I have found mentions of but not much of anything about. The yellow is slightly more saturated than appears in photos; just lovely and the perfect way to get to stare directly at the sun!