[Astronomical body]
Maker and role
John Grigg, Photographer
Production date
1892
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Object detail
Accession number
2003.48.2.26
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Production period
Description
Glass plate negative of a small-scale time exposure showing a trail of a planet, possibly Saturn or a brighter planet such as Jupiter, Mars and Venus. Image captured with a home made prime focus astrocamera attached to a 3.5-inch Wray refractor telescope in Grigg's Thames Observatory.
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 glass plate negative : black and white ; 3.6 x 4.8 cm
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Work
Credit Line
John Grigg. 1892. [Astronomical body], 2003.48.2.26. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Production place
Thames-Coromandel District
Waikato
New Zealand
Waikato
New Zealand
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