Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences in the world. During the the Age of Enlightenment, in the 18th century, a distinction is made between astrology and astronomy. Subsequently, in the late nineteenth century, photography allows a great leap forward. Soon enough astrophotography replaces other mediums of representation. It also allows long-exposure, sometimes several hours, which permits to capture lights invisible to the eye.
Andromeda Galaxy, 24 August 1925, Mount Wilson Observatory, USA
Andromeda Galaxy, south region, Messier 31 (NGC 224)
Traces of a former mounting in the back. Stamp of a Spanish edition. Original Mount Wilson Observatory label.
Vintage silver print
29 x 23 cm / 11,5 x 9,1 inch
Andromeda Galaxy, c. 1950, Mount Wilson Observatory, USA
Messier 31 (M31 ; Messier 32 (M32)
Vintage silver print
27,7 x 33,5 cm / 10,9 x 13,2 inch
Trifid Nebula, c. 1920, Mount Wilson Observatory, USA
Trifid Nebula, Messier 20 (M20), in Sagittarius
Vintage silver print
18,7 x 23,7 cm / 7,4 x 9,4 inch
Milky Way, c. 1950, Mount Wilson & Palomar Observatories, USA
The Mily Way in Cygnus is rich of nebula. At the bottom of the photo you can see the Crecent Nebula.
The Dark Nebula discoverd by Barnard are prominent is this photo.
Vintage silver print
35,5 x 35,5 cm / 14 x 14 inch
Milky Way and Rosette Nebula, c. 1950, Mount Wilson & Palomar Observatories, USA
Vintage silver print
35,5 x 35,5 cm / 14 x 14 inch
Milky Way, c. 1950, Mount Wilson & Palomar Observatories, USA
Vintage silver print
35,5 x 35,5 cm / 14 x 14 inch
Marcel de KEROLYR, Around the Pleiades, Forcalquier, November 1932
Around Messier 45 (Pleiades), Taurus, the stars are (from lef to right) : Alcyone, Merope, Maïa, Electra.
Photograph presented in the book : Le poids du ciel (1938) written by Jean GIONO (Planche IX).
Gelatin Silver Print
12 x 15,5 cm / 4,8 x 6,2 inch
Barnard Galaxy (NGC 6822), avec écriture manuscrite de Hubble, 10 juillet 1923
Gelatin Silver Print
25 x 20,5 cm / 9,9 x 8,1 inch
Barnard Galaxy (NGC 6822), 1910, Mount Wilson & Palomar Observatories
Gelatin Silver Print
25 x 21 cm / 9,9 x 8,3 inch
Nebula in Cygnus, c. 1950, Mount Wilson Observatory
Vintage Silver Print
34,5 x 27,7 cm / 13,6 x 10,9 inch
Spiral Galaxy, c. 1950, Mount Wilson & Palomar Observatories
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 5364) in the constellation Virgo
Vintage gelatin silver print
35,5 x 28,3 cm / 14 x 11,2 inch
The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, c. 1950, Mount Wilson & Palomar Observatories
The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC 1365) in the constellation Fornax.
Vintage gelatin silver print
35,5 x 28,3 cm / 14 x 11,2 inch
