Photographische Sternkarten (March 2, 1906)

March 2, 1906

Max Wolf and Joh. Palisa

Associated Names
Wolf and Palisa

Artist, German, active late 19th - early 20th century

This is a photograph of a vintage star chart created by Johann Palisa and Max Wolf. The chart features a grid layout of black dots representing stars labeled "Photographische Sternkarten". The edges include annotations, coordinates, and numerical markings for rows and columns. This snapshot of the sky was captured through the Bruce telescope in 1902, showing stellar positions calculated for the epoch of 1875.0.

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Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Printed, across top: PHOTOGRAPHISCHE STERNKARTEN / von / Joh. Palisa und Max Wolf / BLATT 69 RED. AUF 1855.0:-1m9s,+3'7 AEQUIN. 1875.0; printed, across bottom: BRUCE-TELESKOP. PLATTE: Nr. 399. 1902, MÄRZ 2, 10h 9.5m BIS 12h 39.5m M.Z. KÖNIGSTUHL. / AUFGENOMMEN von M. WOLF. REPRODUZIERT von M. WOLF. BEARBEITET von J. PALISA und J. RHEDEN.; printed, very bottom left in smaller type: BROMSILBERKOPIE VON DER ÖSTERR. PHOTOGR. GESELLSCHAFT IN WIEN.; printed, very bottom right in smaller type: BUCHDRUCK VON M. SALZER IN WIEN.; on verso, unknown hand, in graphite: GE94/4270.4 / 250.

Wikidata ID

Q64157850

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