Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences Astronomy Department Glass Slides Finding Aid Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences Astronomy Department Glass Slides Finding Aid Title: Glass Slides, 1969-88
ID: 15/3/13
Extent: 3.7 cubic feet
Arrangement: By subject
Date Acquired: 05/12/2015
Subjects: Astronomy, Astronomy Department, Prairie Observatory
Languages: English
5 x 7, 2 x 3, and 1 1/4 x 1/2 glass slides from the Prairie Observatory with two accompanying logbooks (40-inch spectrograph and 40-inch direct records), documenting observations of unique phenomena and objects, including binary and multiple stars, planets, galaxies, and nebulae as well as the chemical composition of stars. Numbering of individual objects predominantly correspond to either the Henry Draper Catalog (HD) or the New General Catalogue (NGC).