Ring Nebula in Lyra
Date
1891
Creator
Martelli (Italian) , Protozoologist
Object type
Library reference
34096
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 289mm
width (print): 204mm
width (print): 204mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Astronomical view of the planetary nebula M.57, the Ring Nebula in the constellation Lyra.
Plate 6 from Pubblicazioni della Specola Vaticana, vol.1-2 (Rome, Tipografia Vaticana, 1891). This image is described in more detail at pp.105-106 of its accompanying article: “Descrizione della specola per la fotografia celeste…’, by Giuseppe Lais and Federico Mannucci.
Inscribed above: ‘NEBULOSA DELLA LIRA…Tav. VI’. Inscribed below: ‘Scala di 78 millimetri per minute di arco. Stab. Martelli Roma.’
The Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana) was re-founded in 1891. Fr. Giuseppe Lais (1845-1921) studied under Pietro Angelo Secchi FRS (1818-1878).
Plate 6 from Pubblicazioni della Specola Vaticana, vol.1-2 (Rome, Tipografia Vaticana, 1891). This image is described in more detail at pp.105-106 of its accompanying article: “Descrizione della specola per la fotografia celeste…’, by Giuseppe Lais and Federico Mannucci.
Inscribed above: ‘NEBULOSA DELLA LIRA…Tav. VI’. Inscribed below: ‘Scala di 78 millimetri per minute di arco. Stab. Martelli Roma.’
The Vatican Observatory (Specola Vaticana) was re-founded in 1891. Fr. Giuseppe Lais (1845-1921) studied under Pietro Angelo Secchi FRS (1818-1878).
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