Photograph of the Dumb-bell Nebula (M27)

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

Photograph of the Dumb-bell Nebula (M27), taken by Isaac Roberts using a twin telescope (20-inch reflector & 7-inch refractor) by Howard Grubb of Dublin. Taken with an exposure of 3 hours on 3rd October 1888 at his observatory & home at Maghull, near Liverpool.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1892-51
Materials:
card, paper and complete
Measurements:
overall (mount): 435 x 305 x 1.5 mm
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs), astrophotographs and planetary nebulae
credit:
Mr Isaac Roberts