Collection

Globular star cluster (a Centauri)

Made:
1903 in Cape of Good Hope
maker:
Science Museum

Globular star cluster (a Centauri), N.G.C. 5139, R.A. 13h 19m, Decl, - 46[o] 19', Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, 1903, February 19, 24-inch Refractor, focal length, 22 1/2ft, exposure, 509 min

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1929-725
Materials:
paper
type:
black-and-white prints (photographs), astrophotographs and globular star cluster
credit:
Science Museum (Great Britain)

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