A comet on a trailed star field. Written on the plate: "Comet Peltier / 21h 21m -25.0° / Aug 6-7, 1936 / J.P's Voigtländer Camera attached to 10" MF / Exp. 2h (16:00 - 18:00 Sid.T.)". The JP mentioned in the caption is probably J.S. Paraskevopoulos, Director of the observatory 1927-1951. n/a. ...
A star field. Written on the plate: "Zodiacal Light. / -11° from 4:42 - 6:12 / (Morning of April 6-7, 1932) / Exp. 1h:30 - (beg. 4:42 end. 6:12)". Deterioration of the emulsion has resulted in uneven bright patches, making it very difficult to distinguish between the glow of the zodiacal light a...