Earliest photographs of the Orion Nebula, taken by Henry Draper.Draper was the first person to photo
Earliest photographs of the Orion Nebula, taken by Henry Draper.Draper was the first person to photograph this nebula, on September30th, 1880. On the left is one of his earliest efforts,taken in 1880 with an exposure time of 51 minutes. His finalphotographs (including the one on the right) were taken in 1882. This one was taken with an exposure time of 137 minutes, capturingthe glow of the nebula itself. -- source link
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