Dec 14, 2017
Beta Centauri, 1890, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (P3548-224). Photographic negative, number 6, the stars of the Milky Way showing the area around Beta Centauri, glass / gelatin, used at Sydney Observatory, photograph by James Short and H. C. Russell, Sydney, 14 August, 1890.
Title written on paper envelope with information 'Taken Aug 14, 1890 3hr 16m exposure. Exp 6.48 p.m. to 10.14 p.m. Rather overdeveloped'. Found wrapped with other negatives, labelled 'All these negatives were used as illustrations of the Milky Way'.
