Title | Comets |
View | Halley's comet (1P/1909 R1 1910 II 1909c) 28:3157 (2008-003) |
Series | VI: Yerkes Observatory |
Description | Telescope and wind fence at Diamond Head crater on Oahu, Hawaii. Ferdinand Ellerman of Mount Wilson Observatory set up a temporary observing station in the area at the behest of the Astrophysical Society of America to observe and measure Halley's Comet during the time of its 1910 reappearance. |
Subject Terms | Ellerman, Ferdinand, 1869-1940 | Halley's comet | American Astronomical Society | Scientific expeditions | Telescopes | Hawaiian Islands |
Photographer | Ellerman, Ferdinand, 1869-1940 |
Photograph Date | 1910 |
Physical Format | Black-and-white negatives; 18.3 x 25.0 cm |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf6-00794 |
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