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Observing and Cataloguing Nebulae and Star Clusters, From Herschel to Dreyer's New General Catalogue
92 Herschel J. (1847: 29–30). 93 Robinson (1840: 9). The star E was easily visible in the 36-inch, even when reducing the aperture to 18 inches. ...

"The New General Catalogue, originally created in 1888, is the source for referencing bright nebulae and star clusters, both in professional and amateur astronomy. With 7840 entries, it is the most-used historical catalogue of observational astronomy, and NGC numbers are commonly used today. However, the fascinating history of the discovery, observation, description and cataloguing of nebulae and star clusters in the nineteenth century has largely gone untold, until now. This well-researched book is the first comprehensive historical study of the NGC, and is an important resource to all those with an interest in the history of modern astronomy and visual deep-sky observing. It covers the people, observatories, instruments and methods involved in nineteenth century visual deep-sky observing, as well as prominent deep-sky objects. The book also compares the NGC to modern object data, demonstrating how important the NGC is in observational...

Unknown Printmaker's "The Planet of Herschel" - One Objectivist's ...

by Justin Wisniewski

This is an old print that I am proud to own.  It is a depiction of William Herscehl looking through a telescope, presumably discovering the planet which later became known as Uranus.  I think the star with the beams coming out of it is supposed to be the planet.  It's not a great work of art by any stretch of the imagination, but I still like it.

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3rd most powerful refractive Telescope in the world (36 Inch) 1888 ...

by Bratt Beronigy

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