Feb 9th 11 hours [Moon]

Object detail

Accession number

2003.48.2.7

Maker

John Grigg

Production period

1890s

Description

High contrast glass plate negative of the moon in waxing gibbous phase. Image captured with a home made prime focus astrocamera attached to a 3.5-inch Wray refractor telescope in Grigg's Thames Observatory.

Marks

Feb 9th 11 hours Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Glass

Physical description

1 glass plate negative : black and white ; 3.7 x 5 cm

Record level

Work

Credit Line

John Grigg. 09 Feb 1892. Feb 9th 11 hours [Moon], 2003.48.2.7. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Production place

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 Moon 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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