Photograph of the Pleides star cluster with nebulosity (M45)

Made:
1888 in England, Merseyside and Maghull
photographer:
Isaac Roberts

Photograph of the Pleides star cluster with nebulosity (M45), taken by Isaac Roberts using a twin telescope (20-inch reflector & 7-inch refractor) by Howard Grubb of Dublin. Taken with an exposure of 4 hours on 8th December 1888 at his observatory & home at Maghull, near Liverpool.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1892-50
Materials:
card, paper and complete
Measurements:
overall (mount): 435 x 305 x 1.5 mm
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs), astrophotographs and star clusters
credit:
Mr Isaac Roberts