Images(2)

View of the Moon

AssociatedAssociated with Sir David Gill (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1843 - 1914)

PhotographerPhotographed by George Washington Wilson (Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 1823 - 1893)

Date1868-1869

Object NameNegative

MediumGlass

ClassificationsScience And Technology

Dimensions7.1cm (across hexagonal flat)

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS068528

Keywords

About MeIn 1868-1869 George Washington Wilson worked with astronomer David Gill (later Sir David Gill). He had negatives cut and prepared to fit to Gill's telescope. With the astronomer's knowledge of the movement of the moon and Wilson's knowledge of photography they succeeded in capturing images of the moon which were amongst the first to be taken through a telescope and giving great clarity of detail. The site for this path-breaking enterprise was Gill's observatory on Skene Terrace, Aberdeen.