Venus April 1/92

Object detail

Accession number

2003.48.2.3

Maker

John Grigg

Production period

1890s

Description

Glass plate negative of a small-scale time exposure with breaks due to intermittent cloud of Venus. Image captured with a home made prime focus astrocamera attached to a 3.5-inch Wray refractor telescope in Grigg's Thames Observatory.

Marks

Venus April 1/92 Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Glass

Physical description

1 glass plate negative : black and white ; 3.7 x 4.7 cm

Record level

Work

Credit Line

John Grigg. 01 Apr 1892. Venus April 1/92, 2003.48.2.3. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Production place

Thames
Thames-Coromandel District
Waikato
New Zealand

Current rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Photograph Negative Negative, Glass Plate Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject

Astronomy Space Photographs on glass History Thames-Coromandel District (New Zealand) Thames (New Zealand) Design and construction Telescopes

Collection type

Pictorial Walsh Memorial Library

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