On left, 1895 paper by Edward C. Pickering about "A new Star to Centaurus. The new Algol Variable in Delphinus." On right, photograph of a photographic plate negative of sparse star fields. Stars are barely discernible. An illegible handwritten note appears at the top of the plate. One star is circled; another is partially circled. A large question mark is written in the middle right. "123?" is written in the middle left. Most of the markings are black. A third star is circled with a trailing line in red.
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SciX & StarGlass: Future of Historical Sky
Tue Jan 6 @ 5:30 PM MST
iPoster 272.04 term 23
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