Photograph of the Moon
notes: label: Description
content: 8" x 10" glass negative image of the moon taken by Edward Emerson Barnard at the Lick Observatory. A note on the image reads "1890, Aug. 25. 7h 57m P.S.T. Moon's age 10d 12h - exposure 3 sec. Aperture 8 inches A1/25BOC1/25 - wt.5. Moon very low - d = -24O" and "C226 E.E.B." The inscriptions on the original storage envelope read “#3” and "Pl V" and "Original - 1890 Aug 25 Instrument 33-inch Moon - Age 10d 12h Enlargement: O." and "Presented to Smithsonian Inst by the Lick Observatory."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0321.15
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0321.15
label: accession number
content: 1996.0321
objectType: label: Object Name
content: glass negative
label: Object Name
content: photograph of the moon
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 3/4 in x 13 3/4 in x 1/4 in; 29.845 cm x 34.925 cm x .635 cm