k Triangulum Galaxy, 19th century Triangulum Galaxy. 19thcentury astronomical observation of the Triangulum Galaxy M33, NGC 598. North is at top. At the time, such objects were still thought to be nebulae. M33 is some 3 million light years away, in the constellation of Triangulum. This 60minute exposure was obtained in October 1898, from the observatory in Daramona, Westmeath, Ireland. This observatory was operated by Irish astronomer William Edward Wilson 18511908, one of the pioneers of the new techniques of astrophotography. Published in Astronomical and Physical Researches 1900. Stock Photo - Afloimages
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Triangulum Galaxy, 19th century Triangulum Galaxy. 19th century astronomical observation of the Triangulum Galaxy  M33, NGC 598 . North is at top. At the time, such objects were still thought to be nebulae. M33 is some 3 million light years away, in the constellation of Triangulum. This 60 minute exposure was obtained in October 1898, from the observatory in Daramona, Westmeath, Ireland. This observatory was operated by Irish astronomer William Edward Wilson  1851 1908 , one of the pioneers of the new techniques of astrophotography. Published in  Astronomical and Physical Researches   1900 .
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Triangulum Galaxy, 19th century

Triangulum Galaxy. 19th-century astronomical observation of the Triangulum Galaxy (M33, NGC 598). North is at top. At the time, such objects were still thought to be nebulae. M33 is some 3 million light years away, in the constellation of Triangulum. This 60-minute exposure was obtained in October 1898, from the observatory in Daramona, Westmeath, Ireland. This observatory was operated by Irish astronomer William Edward Wilson (1851-1908), one of the pioneers of the new techniques of astrophotography. Published in 'Astronomical and Physical Researches' (1900).

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