Spiral galaxy photograph on a black background – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Spiral galaxy photograph on a black background, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Spiral galaxy photograph on a black background
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Pale arms curl outward from a bright core against an unbroken black field, giving this galaxy the look of a slow whirlpool. Astronomers first recorded such shapes by eye in the 1840s, when the third Earl of Rosse sketched the Whirlpool Galaxy through his great Irish telescope. In the 1920s Edwin Hubble showed that these spirals lay far beyond the Milky Way, and they appear on an astrology and magic board because the sky was once read for omens.
| Original scan | 1,153 × 1,462 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3g05488_ |
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