Photograph - Orion Nebula, Taken with the Great Melbourne Telescope, Victoria, 26 Feb 1883

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Summary:: Photograph of Orion Nebula, taken by Joseph Turner with the Great Melbourne Telescope on 26 Feb 1883, with an exposure of 4 minutes.
Description:: Albumen photograph mounted on card
Description Of Content:: Section of Orion Nebula to the left of image, several smaller starts surrounding it, background a purple-black colour.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Victoria: Local Government Department Office of Trade Measurement (formerly Weights & Measures Branch)

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	192 mm (Height), 244 mm (Width)
Dimension Comment:	actual photograph dimensions

Tagged with:	astronomy, stars
Themes this item is part of:	Great Melbourne Telescope, Positional Astronomy at Melbourne Observatory, Weights & Measures at Melbourne Observatory, Melbourne Observatory & Standard Time in Victoria, Astrographic Catalogue, Transits of Venus, 1874 & 1882, Buildings at Melbourne Observatory, Star Observations & Personal Equation, Meteorology at Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1908, Melbourne Observatory, 1863-1944, Geodetic Survey of Victoria, 1858-1872, Engineering Collection, Melbourne Observatory Collection, Science & Measurement Collection
Primary Classification:	ASTRONOMY
Secondary Classification:	Research
Tertiary Classification:	telescopes
Inscriptions:	Hand written in black ink under photograph: 'Orions Neb. Taken with the Great Melbourne Telescope / Feb 26/83. Exposure 4 minutes. / Seale for above photo 0.3mins = 1' / s / note. The photograph taken by O H J Draper, of New York / on March 14th/82 was taken on a dip gelatine plate, / the exposure being 137 minutes = 2 hours 17 minutes' Hand written in black ink above photograph: 'n' Hand written in black ink to the left of photograph: 'f' Hand written in black ink to the right of photograph: 'p'
Format:	Photograph: Monochrome
Photographer:	Mr Joseph Turner - Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 26 Feb 1883
Place & Date Created:	Melbourne Observatory, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 26 Feb 1883