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Omega Nebula

1876

Orion Nebula

1876
Photograph of a pastel drawing of the planet Saturn from observations by M. Etienne Leopold Touvelot (artist), September 1875, using telescopes of the United States Naval Observatory at Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC.

Photograph of a pastel drawing of the planet Saturn from observations by M. Etienne Leopold Touvelot (artist)

1876
Photograph of a pastel drawing of the Ring Nebula (M57) in Lyra from observations by Prof. E.S. Holden, dated Oct 25th 1875, using telescopes of the United States Naval Observatory at Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC.

Photograph of a pastel drawing of the Ring Nebula in Lyra

1876
Photograph of 26" equatorial, silver print, 7" x 9"

Photograph of 26" equatorial

1876
One of two photographs showing a transit circle by Pistor and Martin at the U.S. Naval Observatory, Washington.

One of two photographs showing a transit circle by Pistor and Martin at the U.S. Naval Observatory

1876
Photograph of 9.62" equatorial, silver print, 7" x 9"

Photograph of 9.62" equatorial

1876
Two photographs presented by Rear Admiral C.H. Davis in 1876, showing three transit instruments at the United States Naval Observatory.

Two photographs presented by Rear Admiral C.H. Davis in 1876

1876