Photograph 'Photoelectric photometer'

Title

Photograph 'Photoelectric photometer'

Subject

Astronomy
Photography
Photometry
Measuring instruments
Optical instruments

Description

Photograph of the photoelectric cell photometer attached to the 12-inch refractor. The photograph dates to about 1913-1915. During the summer of 1915, Dr. Stebbins took this photometer to Lick Observatory to study the variable star Beta Lyrae. Photographs of that photometer on the Lick 12-inch telescope match this photograph of the photometer on the Illinois 12-inch telescope.

Publisher

Astronomy Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Date

circa 1915

Format

still image

Language

English

Type

still image

Coverage

University of Illinois Observatory, Urbana, Illinois

Files

photometer1.jpg

Collection

Tags

Citation

“Photograph 'Photoelectric photometer',” University of Illinois Observatory Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, https://uiobservatory.omeka.net/items/show/55.