'261 List of Photographs taken with the Astrographic Equatorial, from 1959 June 12 - 1961 February 25', Plates D340-D959, 12 June 1959 - 25 February 1961
Scope and Contents
Volume of printed 'Forms No. 261' with handwritten entries for photographic plates made with the 13-inch Astrographic Equatorial. Covers plate nos D340-D959.
Column headings are: no. of photo, date, observer, position of telescope, orient. screw and focus readings, R.A., Dec. North, Micrometer scale readings (R.A. and Dec.), clock times of exposures (begin, end, duration), barometer (external and internal therm.), plate and development, field of object, remarks, and signature. The volume opens with a list of observers and their initials. Includes a note for 15th December 1959 that the L.S.T. dial was fitted in the dome.
Dates
- Creation: 12 June 1959 - 25 February 1961
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
1 volume(s)
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