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An account of the aurora borealis : seen near Cambridge, October the 24th, 1847: together with those of September 21, 1846, and March 19, 1847, seen at the Cambridge Observatory. With twelve coloured engravings / By John H. Morgan ... and John T. Barber ...Cambridge : Macmillan, Barclay, and Macmillan ; London, G. Bell, [1848] HIN520/F.27.2 Apollo

The Globule, Barnard 335 seen through 90 inch reflector, 1970.
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Two b/w photographs of Comet Bennett, 1970. Taken by William Granger.
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La Comete de Biela Struve, Otto Wilhelm  Scanned images of the plates from: "Observations de la Comete de Biela, faites a l'aide du Grand Telescope de l'Observatoire de Poulkova" par Mr. O. Struve. From Bull. phys.-math. Acad. sci. de St.Petersbourg t.6 n.4.5.  R.a.811 ASK LIBRARIAN Apollo

Images from The Bruce Photographic Telescope, 1896.
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Cerro Tololo Schmidt print of the U.V. network of Nebulosity associated with the Vela Pulsar and supernova remnant, c.1970
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The Great Nebula in Orion, enlarged 7 times from the negative taken with 3 foot reflector, Ealing 30.1.83 by A.A. Common, 1883. Presented to R.S. Newall. 57x50cm.
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The Nebula of Orion photographed by A. A. Common (3 Foot Reflector) 1883.
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Lantern slide of the Moon by A.A. Common using 5-foot reflector, 'shortest exposure obtainable', 1892-1903?
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Curtis Schmidt, Cerro Tololo, 1969, (2 Photographs) Cygnus.Var 3, Range 18th -14th Magnitude. Period 416 days
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An Account of Donati's Comet of 1858
2 plates from this book of 1858.
ASK LIBRARIAN R.b.974 Apollo

View of Donati's Comet of 1858 over Markree Castle, Ireland
Colour plate from this book of 1858 by Edward J. Cooper and A. Graham.
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The Gum Nebula
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Stereoscopic photograph of Lunar crater Copernicus with letter from Hale to Newall, 1920
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Comet Hale-Bopp 1997, taken by R.V. Willstrop with 3 Mirror Telescope.  HIN514/D.3.11

The Orbits of Halley's Comet, Biela's and Encke's compared with those of the planets.
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Nebula taken through the Harvard Refractor
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Jupiter, as seen with a Newtonian equatorial of thirteen inches aperture, October 25th 1856
Drawing by Warren De la Rue, engraved S. Russell. 44x29 cm.
AMI/79/C/D.3.11
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Jupiter, in February 1872
From Harvard College Observatory, printed by J.H. Bufford. 28x36 cm.
AMI/79/D/D.3.11
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Comet Kohoutek, 1973.  AMI/4/D.3.11

Mars,as seen at Madras in the Lerebours Equatorial, 1854
Drawing by Capt. W.S. Jacob, engraved by W. Forrest. 28x34 cm.
AMI/79/B/D.3.11 Apollo

Mars, as seen with a Newtonian equatorial of thirteen inches aperture, April 20 1856.
Print of drawing by Warren De la Rue, engraved by S. Russell. 44x30 cm.
AMI/79/L/D.3.11 2 copies
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Mars, as seen with a Newtonian equatorial of thirteen inches aperture, April 20 1856.
Print of drawing by Warren De la Rue, engraved by S. Russell. 43x29 cm.
AMI/79/M/D.3.11 2 copies
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Nebula Messier No. 8, 'The Lagoon Nebula', 1970
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The Southern Milky Way, c.1970
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3 Photographs of the Moon taken by brothers Paul and Prosper Henry (telescope makers), Paris Observatory, 1890
AMI/98/D.3.11
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Photographs of Moon and Jupiter with explanatory text, 1894
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Specimen Sheet (one of only 4 published) of a 5 x 5 area of the Moon's surface on a large scale, mid 19th Cent.
AMI/97/D.3.11

Various Photographs of Moon and Nebulae, 1902-1910
AMI/91/Rare Books

Photograph of Moon by Mount Wilson 100inch telescope, c.1920s
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Early Drawings of Moon and sunspots from observing through Mr Newall's telescope at Gateshead by Henry Holiday, 1870-71
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 6744  black & white photographic print 51x37 cm mounted on card 77x51 cm.  Taken using Anglo Australian Telescope (circa 1975) HIN532/D.3.11 Apollo

Great Nebula of Orion (Harvard Refractor)
Print of drawing by R. Dale. 44x29 cm.
AMI/79/E/D.3.11 Apollo

Nebula in Orion, By R.S. Newall, Ferndene, 1884
AMI/77/D.3.11
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Single Map of Nebulae etc. in Orion, c.1930
AMI/95/D.3.11

Various Planets and Nebula as seen with a Newtonian Equatorial of 13inches aperture, 1856
AMI/79/D.3.11 : all images on DSpace

Position of the stars in the Pleiades. Jan.y 1, 1822. London : [publisher undetermined], 1822. 1 sheet 37x30 cm. By Francis Baily, 1774-1844 and E. Turrell.
D.3.8
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Photograph of nebulae in the Pleiades, taken by Isaac Roberts, october 1886
photographic print- 23 x 28.5cm.
AMI/81/B/D.3.11
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Radcliffe Observatory Photographs of Nebula, 1954
TOO/26/D.2.12

Celestial Photographs by Isaac Roberts end of 19th cent.
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Photograph of Stars in Cygnus by Isaac Roberts,1887
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Photograph of the Dumbbell Nebula,in Vulpecula (M27), by Isaac Roberts, taken 1888.
Mounted photographic print 30x36 cm.
AMI/78/D.3.11
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Photograph of Alpha Tauri by Isaac Roberts, taken 20th of December, 1886.
Photgraphic print- 25 x 27cm.
AMI/81/C/D.3.11
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Photograph of Alpha Orionis by Isaac Roberts, taken 29th of December, 1876.
Photgraphic print- 24 x 27cm.
AMI/81/D/D.3.11
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The Trails of the Minor planet 'Sappho' Taken by Isaac Roberts,on 14th of June, 1887.
photograhic print- 24 x 28.5cm.
AMI/81/A/D.3.11
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Saturn, as seen with a Newtonian equatorial of thirteen inches aperture, November 1852.
Print of drawing by Warren De la Rue. 44x30 cm.
AMI/79/I/D.3.11
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Saturn, as seen with a Newtonian equatorial of thirteen inches aperture, March 27 & 29 1856.
Print of drawing by Warren De la Rue, engraved by S. Russell. 44x30 cm.
AMI/79/J/D.3.11
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Saturn, as seen with a Newtonian equatorial of thirteen inches aperture, March 27 & 29 1856.
Coloured print of drawing by Warren De la Rue, engraved by S. Russell. 44x30 cm.
AMI/79/K/D.3.11
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Saturn,on the 15th November 1852
Drawing by Capt. W.S. Jacob, engraved by W. Forrest. 28x34 cm.
AMI/79/A/D.3.11
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SN 1987a AAT photograph and astrometry due to David Malin and Graeme White
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Solar Corona, 1956
TOO/20/D.2.12

Solar Leeman Photographs, 1918
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The Great Spiral Nebula. (M51 or Whirlpool)
Print of drawing by R. Dale. 44x30 cm.
AMI/79/F/D.3.11 Apollo

Spiral nebula. Foreshortened. (possibly Andromeda galaxy?)
Print of drawing by R. Dale. 44x30 cm.
AMI/79/H/D.3.11 2 copies Apollo

Open Spiral. (possibly M99)
Print of drawing by R. Dale. 44x30 cm.
AMI/79/G/D.3.11 2 copies Apollo

Mosaic of in-focus and out-of-focus images of the St. Andrews pilot model Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.  Photomontage of microphotographs.  Possibly by Jaroslav Cisar in 1953. AMI/99/D.2.10

Photographs of the Moon and Nebulae from Yerkes Observatory taken by Ritchley, Barnard et al., c.1900 (6 Photographs and 2 Mounts of text). Provenance: Given to Sir H Jeffreys
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