‘Part of the Pleiades’
Date
1886
Creator
Charles Pritchard (1808 - 1893, British) , Astronomer
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 50mm
width (print): 50mm
height (mount): 250mm
width (print): 140mm
width (print): 50mm
height (mount): 250mm
width (print): 140mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Astronomical view of a section of the open star cluster M45, the Pleiades, taken at the University Observatory, Oxford, on 6 February 1886 using a 10-foot De La Rue reflecting telescope of 13-inch aperture.
Illustration from the manuscript version of the paper ‘Researches in stellar photography. 1. In its relation to the photometry of the stars. 2. Its applicability to astronomical measurement of great precision’, by Charles Pritchard, Proceedings of the Royal Society, vol.41 (1886), pp.195-212. This item was not used in the final printed paper.
Annotations around the main image indicate an exposure time of 11 minutes and provide details of the photographic plate and developer. The major stars in the field and their magnitudes are indicated. Additional notes appear verso.
Charles Pritchard (1808-1893) British astronomer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1840.
Illustration from the manuscript version of the paper ‘Researches in stellar photography. 1. In its relation to the photometry of the stars. 2. Its applicability to astronomical measurement of great precision’, by Charles Pritchard, Proceedings of the Royal Society, vol.41 (1886), pp.195-212. This item was not used in the final printed paper.
Annotations around the main image indicate an exposure time of 11 minutes and provide details of the photographic plate and developer. The major stars in the field and their magnitudes are indicated. Additional notes appear verso.
Charles Pritchard (1808-1893) British astronomer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1840.
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