Positive transparency on film

Made:: 1966 in Palomar mountain

maker:: Palomar Observatory; Royal Astronomical Society

Positive transparency on film, size 8" x 10", spiral Nebula in Canes Venaciti (M51), the satellite nebula in NGC 5195, known as the Whirlpool Nebula, 200" Hale Telescope Mt. Palomar

Details

Category:: Astronomy

Object Number:: 1966-32

Measurements:: overall: 8 x 10 in.; 200 x 250 mm

type:: black-and-white transparencies, astrophotographs and galaxies

credit:: Royal Astronomical Society

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