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Long exposure of star field showing track of the asteroid Sappho against points of stars, 1892. Artist: Max Wolf
Long exposure of star field showing track of the asteroid Sappho against points of stars, 1892. Sappho's location is identified by the arrows at the top and the left edges of the picture. On a long exposure, an asteroid shows up as a streak as it is moving relative to the surrounding stars. Sappho was first discovered in May 1864 by Pogson.
Unique Identifier
AR917263
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2895px × 3630px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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19th century
Ann Ronan Pictures
ASTEROID
Astronomy
B&W
B/W
Black & White
Black and white
concept
Max
Max Wolf
Monochrome
MOVEMENT
NINETEENTH CENTURY
NORMAN
Norman Pogson
Photograph
Pogson
Print Collector1
SAPPHO
Science
Star
Wolf