Photograph of the Great Orion Nebula (M42)

Made:
1899 in Maghull
photographer:
Isaac Roberts

Photograph of the Great Orion Nebula (M42), taken by Isaac Roberts using a twin telescope (20-inch reflector & 7-inch refractor) by Howard Grubb of Dublin. Taken with an exposure of 205 minutes on 4th February 1889 at his observatory & home at Maghull, near Liverpool.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1892-58
Materials:
card and paper
Measurements:
overall (mount): 430 x 305 x 1.5 mm
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs), astrophotographs and nebulae
credit:
Mr Isaac Roberts

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