Spiral Nebula, 1920
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Spiral Nebula (Galaxy Messier 94 – NGC 4736) in Canes Venatici.
Vintage silver print
25 x 20,5 cm / 9,9 x 8,1 inch

Deep Space: A Dive into the Mysteries of the Universe
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Anonymous photographer, Spiral Nebula in Canes Venatici, 1920
Spiral Nebula (Galaxy Messier 94 – NGC 4736) in Canes Venatici.
Vintage silver print
25 x 20,5 cm / 9,9 x 8,1 inch

Cygnus Wall, North America Nebula in Cygus, 1910
North America Nebula (NGC 7000) in Cygnus.
Vintage silver print
22,6 x 16,7 cm / 8,9 x 6,6 inch

Anonymous photographer, North America Nebula in Cygus, c. 1920
North America Nebula (NGC 7000) in Cygnus
Vintage silver print
23 x 17 cm / 9,1 x 6,7 inch

ESA ESTEC Young B Type Star, 1987
European Space Agency – European Space Research and Technology Centre
C-Print
20,2 x 25,4 cm / 8 x 10 inch

ESA ESTEC Supernova Remnant Crab Nebula, 1985
European Space Agency – European Space Research and Technology Centre
C-Print
20,2 x 25,4 cm / 8 x 10 inch

ESA ESTEC Hot Star, 1987
European Space Agency – European Space Research and Technology Centre
C-Print
20,2 x 25,4 cm / 8 x 10 inch

ESA ESTEC Supernova in Magellan, 1987
European Space Agency – European Space Research and Technology Centre
C-Print
20,2 x 25,4 cm / 8 x 10 inch

ESA ESTEC Seyfert Galaxy, 1987
European Space Agency – European Space Research and Technology Centre
C-Print
20,2 x 25,4 cm / 8 x 10 inch

Sagittarius, 27 June 1919, Mount Wilson Observatory, USA
Vintage silver print
18,3 x 21,5 cm / 7,2 x 8,5 inch

Needle Galaxy in Coma Berenice, c. 1910
Nebula – H.V.24 (NGC 4565), Coma Berenice
Vintage silver print
29 x 23 cm / 11,5 x 9,1 inch

Triangulum Galaxy, August 1910, Mount Wilson Observatory, USA
Triangulum Galaxy (NGC598), Messier 33.
Vintage silver print
19,5 x 25 cm / 7,7 x 9,9 inch

Marcel de KEROLYR, Observatoire de Forcalquier, Tadpoles Nebula (IC 410), 1933
Vintage silver print
16,5 x 22 cm / 6,5 x 8,7 inch